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Grasses & bamboos

Gulf cockspur

Echinochloa crus-pavonis (Kunth) Schult.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGulf cockspur
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese孔雀稗
Scientific nameEchinochloa crus-pavonis (Kunth) Schult.

About this species

Echinochloa crus-pavonis is a species of grass known by the common name gulf cockspur grass. It is native to much of the Americas, Africa, and part of Asia, and it is known throughout the world as an introduced species. It is an annual grass often exceeding 1.5 meters in maximum height. The inflorescence is divided into several branches coated in green spikelets.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusEchinochloa

In Suriname

29Records in Suriname
1933First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie15
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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