echinochloa caudata

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The seedlings of Echinochloa caudata have linear leaves with sharp tips The stem is often reddish in color The adult stem is upright The leaf blade is linear lanceolate, with an apex gradually pointed and finely serrated in green The flowers are panicles, and the racemes are tilted upwards Spikelets arranged tightly, unbranched, with purple extremely long awns The caryopsis is broad, elliptical, with a round head and a flattened ventral surface The flowering and fruiting period is from July to October.