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Echinochloa colona (L.) Link

Synonyms

Brachiaria longifolia, Digitaria cuspidata, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa divaricata, Echinochloa equitans, Echinochloa subverticillata, Echinochloa zonalis, Milium colonum, Oplismenus colonus, Oplismenus crus-galli, Oplismenus cuspidatus, Oplismenus daltonii, Oplismenus margaritaceus, Oplismenus muticus, Oplismenus pseudocolonus, Oplismenus repens, Orthopogon dichotomus, Orthopogon subverticillatus, Panicum brachiariaeforme, Panicum brizoides, Panicum caesium, Panicum colonum, Panicum crus-galli, Panicum cumingianum, Panicum cuspidatum, Panicum daltonii, Panicum echinochloa, Panicum equitans, Panicum flaccidum, Panicum geniculatum, Panicum haematodes, Panicum hookeri, Panicum incertum, Panicum margaritaceum, Panicum musei, Panicum numidianum, Panicum petiveri, Panicum prorepens, Panicum pseudocolonum, Panicum tetrastichum, Panicum zonale, Setaria brachiariaeformis

Common names

Abu roukba, awnless barnyard grass, dhifra, dhunaiba, modheidh

Extract from Wikipedia article

Echinochloa colona is a type of wild grass originating from tropical Asia. It was formerly classified as a species of Panicum. It is the wild ancestor of the cultivated cereal crop Echinochloa frumentacea, sawa millet. Some taxonomists treat the two taxa as one species, in which case the domesticated forms may also be referred to as E. colona.

Spikelet of grass Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona?) in silty depression on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
LinkSpikelet of grass Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona?) in silty depression on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
Location on mapsGarafat Al Rayyan and Dukhan Highway, Qatar
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) near Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2014
LinkAwnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) near Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2014
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) found in West Bay, in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, December 23, 2014
LinkAwnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) found in West Bay, in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, December 23, 2014
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015
LinkAwnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015
LinkAwnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona, local names dhunaiba, abu roukba) taken from a street in Mesaieed. Qatar, July 10, 2015

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QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.