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Questions and Answers: 2016

Question: Have not been able to successfully key out this grass I found in a disturbed wetland in CT. Suggestions?

  • Question

    Have not been able to successfully key out this grass I found in a disturbed wetland in CT. Suggestions?

    Answer

    Dear beth, you have photographed a species of Echinochloa (barnyard grass). I cannot tell you which species you have collected because I would need to see close-up details of the floral scales. It is likely you have photographed Echinochloa muricata (American barnyard grass) given its commonness and the fact it routinely occurs in wetlands and along shorelines.