GRASS GENERA III Grasses with Panicoid Spikelets (Beadlike in Appearance)
“PANICOID SPIKELET”
A) Spikelets with Spines or Bristles
Echinochloa (Barnyard Grass)
Echinochloa
Echinochloa
Setaria (Bristlegrass; Foxtail grass)
Setaria
(Yellow Bristlegrass) Introduced Setaria * Setaria pumila (Yellow Bristlegrass) * Setaria viridis (Green Bristlegrass)
(Streambed Bristlegrass) (Grisebach’s Bristlegrass) Native Setaria Setaria leucopila (Streambed Bristlegrass) Setaria grisebachii (Grisebach’s Bristlegrass)
Setaria or Polypogon?
Setaria versus Polypogon
Cenchrus (Sandbur)
Cenchrus (Sand-Bur)
B) Panicoid Grasses Lacking Spines or Bristles First Glume Minute (< .5 mm long)
Digitaria (Crabgrass)
Digitaria
Digitaria sanguinalis (Hairy Crabgrass) Digitaria ischaemum (Smooth Crabgrass)
Digitaria californica (Arizona Cottontop)
Digitaria Look-Alikes
Digitaria vs. Cynodon vs. Chloris
Eriochloa (Cupgrass)
Paspalum (Knotgrass)
Paspalum (Knotgrass)
Paspalum distichum (Knotgrass) Wetlands, Riparian Edge Habitat
C) Panicoid Grasses Lacking Spines or Bristles First Glume Conspicuous (> .5 mm long)
Panicum – Perennial Species Panicum obtusum (vine mesquite)
Panicum – Perennial Species Panicum bulbosum (Bulb Panicum)
Panicum – Annual Species Panicum capillare (Fall Witch Grass)
PANICOID GRASSES Spikelets with Spines or Bristles: Echinochloa, Setaria, Cenchrus B) Spikelets Lacking Spines or Bristles; First Glume Minute: Digitaria, Eriochloa, Paspalum C) Spikelets Lacking Spines or Bristles; First Glume Conspicuous: Panicum