Eriochloa acuminata (weed)

Eriochloa • Poaceae • weed monocots • weeds • pests-diseases-weeds

"Eriochloa acuminata" spikelets (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis
Source: IPM Images

Eriochloa acuminata (weed) (J. Presl) Kunth - (tapertip cupgrass, southwestern cupgrass)

This grass is found in North America. It is usually desirable in pastures, but can become weedy in disturbed habitats and in crops like alfalfa or cotton.

Synonyms:
Eriochloa gracilis

Publications covering Eriochloa acuminata (weed)

Weed Science (2006) 54, 575-587
Joanne C. Chee-Sanford, Martin M. Williams II, Adam S. Davis and Gerald K. Sims (2006)
Do microorganisms influence seed-bank dynamics?

• Other images of Eriochloa acuminata (weed) (IPM Images - click to enlarge)
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  spikelets attached to inflorescence

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  florets

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  caryopsis in ventral (left) and dorsal (right) views