Echinochloa spectabilis
Echinochloa polystachya
- Native to:
- Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Windward Is.
iNaturalist: © elbeltrocco (iNaturalist #160606093)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Echinochloa
- Species:
- Echinochloa polystachya
- USDA Symbol:
- ECSP5
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- green
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, shorebirds, small mammals
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from rhizomes after fire in wetland margins.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in warm, moist conditions. Flooding tolerance allows germination in saturated soils.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI