Junglerice

Junglerice

Echinochloa colona (L.) Link

Poaceae (Grass Family)

▲ young plant

▲ ▼ stem with inflorescences

▲ close up of inflorescence and leaf with characteristic purplish markings

Junglerice:

similar to barnyardgrass
has smaller, purplish, short-awned inflorescences, usually with fewer branches than barnyardgrass
more stems, more spreading growth habit than barnyardgrass
has purplish markings on leaves
common in southern U.S. crops