Echinochloa crus-galli

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q163527
Echinochloa crus-galli
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institu · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Echinochloa crus-galli is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (866 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Echinochloa[5]
  • Taxon name: Echinochloa crus-galli[6]
  • Subclass of: herbaceous plant[7]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[8], food[9], brewing[10], fiber[11], fodder[12], green manure[13]
  • Commons category: Echinochloa crus-galli[14]
  • Has basionym: Panicum crus-galli[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Echinochloa crus-galli[16]
  • Commons gallery: Echinochloa crus-galli[17]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14823[20]
  • Short name: E. crus-galli[21]
  • Taxon common name: Gewöhnliche Hühnerhirse[22], barnyardgrass[23], 稗[24], Europese hanenpoot[25], ježatka kuří noha[26], pied-de-coq[27], cockspur[28], Hühnerhirse[29], rikkakananhirssi[30], 稗子[31], 扁扁草[32], 稗米[33], 稗根苗[34], navadna kostreba[35]

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Identifiers

Echinochloa crus-galli's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 60283[36]. Echinochloa crus-galli's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 90397[37]. Echinochloa crus-galli's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115346[38]. Echinochloa crus-galli's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2702808[39]. Echinochloa crus-galli's ITIS TSN is recorded as 502210[40].

Why It Matters

Echinochloa crus-galli has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · LeoGe25 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sernec taxon id → 2915, 9472
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sernec taxon id: 9472, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/319883354|Echinochloa crus-galli (#319883354)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8373|SERNEC taxo"
  2. 8w ago · KaterynaVa · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vascular plants of iowa species id → SPEd1e15750
    Invasive to → Brazil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Vascular plants of iowa species id: SPEd1e15750, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/156406092|Echinochloa crusgalli (#156406092)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cat"
  3. 17w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Taxon range → People's Republic of China, Shanghai, Fujian +5
    Taxon rank → species
    Subclass of → herbaceous plant
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35992|batch #35992]]: P10701 of other taxons: (Echinochloa crusgalli) | (Echinochloa crus-corvi)"
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