| Echinochloa oryzoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | 
| (unranked): | Monocots | 
| (unranked): | Commelinids | 
| Order: | Poales | 
| Family: | Poaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae | 
| Genus: | Echinochloa | 
| Species: | E. oryzoides | 
| Binomial name | |
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Echinochloa oryzoides (Ard.) Fritsch.  | 
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Echinochloa oryzoides is a species of grass known by the common name early barnyard grass. Its origin is not certain but it may be Eurasia. The grass has been identified as a major weed of rice paddies and has been known to mimic rice.