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junglerice

Echinochloa colona

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: watergrass, jungle rice, Jungle ricegrass, swampgrass

Leaf Type: Grassy

Flowers: Green

Leaves: Grey-green, sometimes have maroon banding

Life Cycle: Summer annual

A clumping grass with grey-green leaves that sometimes have maroon banding. Stems and leaves are usually hairless. Habit can be low and spreading or upright to 3 ft. tall. Seedheads have short stems and knobby seeds. Seeds persist in the soil for many years.

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