Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa crusgalli

Photo by Dr. John Meade, weed scientist emeritus
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
Barnyardgrass is an annual grass that prefers wet sites. It is not usually a problem in well drained cultivated fields but can grow heavily around irrigation pipe leaks and other wet spots in the field.
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