EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: ECHOR
• Preferred name: Echinochloa oryzoides
• Authority: (Arduino) Fritsch

Native to Caucasus, Central Asia, Western Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan), Himalayas, Indochina (Vietnam), Malesia (Philippines), China (including Taiwan, Tibet), Japan, Korea. Introduced, principally as a weed of rice, in southern Europe, central Africa, USA (California), Peru, Argentina.

Some authors consider that E. oryzicola is a synonym, while others consider E. oryzicola and E. oryzoides as distinct species.