Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. Common name(s): barnyardgrass, common barnyard grass, barnyard millet Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
plant will “tiller” i.e. grow horizontally and then shoot up vertically
