Echinochloa oryzoides
Encyclopedia
Echinochloa oryzoides is a species of grass
known by the common name early barnyard grass. Its origin is not certain but it may be Eurasia. The grass is known in rice-growing areas of the world as a weed
of rice paddies
.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known by the common name early barnyard grass. Its origin is not certain but it may be Eurasia. The grass is known in rice-growing areas of the world as a weed
Weed
A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to...
of rice paddies
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...
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