EPPO Global Database

Echinochloa colonum(ECHCO)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-10-16

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ECHCO
  • Preferred name: Echinochloa colonum
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Link

Notes

Native to Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, Africa (throughout), Madagascar, New Guinea. Introduced in the north  of the Euromediterranean region, USA (mainly west and south), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except Chile), Australia (except Victoria, Tasmania). However, sources do not altogether agree on the native and introduced distributions.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Echinochloa colona (Linnaeus) Link
Panicum colonum Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
awnless barnyardgrass English (AU)
birds' rice English
jungle rice English (US)
jungle rice English
marsh grass English
shama millet English
small barnyard grass English
swamp grass English
Colona-Hühnerhirse German
Dekkangras German
kleine Hühnerhirse German
Kolonistenhühnerhirse German
Schamahirse German
blé de Dekkan French
échinochloa colonisateur French
échinochloa des cultures French
herbe de riz French
oplismène des cultures French
panic colonisateur French
panic des cultivateurs French
panic pied-de-coq French
arrocillo Spanish
capim arroz Spanish
champa Spanish (BO)
grama pintada Spanish (AR)
gramilla de rastrojo Spanish (AR)
hualcacho Spanish (CL)
liendre de puerco Spanish (CO)
mata bravo Spanish (CU)
paja de arroz Spanish
paja de pato Spanish
pasto overito Spanish (AR)
pata de gallo Spanish
zacate de agua Spanish (HN)
zacate pinto Spanish (HN)
giavone meridionale Italian
panico porporino Italian
Europese hanenpoot Dutch
angolinho-branco Portuguese (BR)
arroz-do-mato Portuguese
capim-arroz Portuguese (BR)
capim-coloninho Portuguese (BR)
capim-de-colónia Portuguese
capituva Portuguese (BR)
inco-do-arroz Portuguese (BR)
milhã-listrada Portuguese
milhã-pé-de-galo Portuguese
milhã-zonada Portuguese (AU)
kycklingshirs Swedish
kohimebie Japanese
kohimepie Japanese
wasebie Japanese
コヒメビエ Japanese
コヒメピエ Japanese
ワセビエ Japanese
ежовник крестьянский Russian
ежовник пирамидальный Russian
tipunhirssi Finnish
cinek Turkish
dachenit hashalchin Hebrew
דָּחְנִית הַשַּׁלְחִין Hebrew
sáma-köles Hungarian
pota de gall menuda Catalan
guāng tóu bài Chinese
光头稗 Chinese
ježatka osadní Czech
jangli jhangora Hindi
jharwa Hindi
shama Hindi