*Megathyrsus maximus (Jacquin) B.K. Simon & S.W.L. Jacobs. Common name: Guinea Grass. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: A wide variety of dry to moist disturbed areas, pine plantations, fruit groves. Distribution: Native of Africa. Introduced in the Gulf states (GA, AL, FL) (FNA; Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009) and se. SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]).
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24, K4; = n/a — RAB; = Panicum maximum Jacq. — Bah, HC, S, SFla, Tx, WH3; = Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R.D.Webster — FlGr, FNA25; > Panicum maximum Jacq. var. maximum — Meso6; > Panicum maximum Jacq. var. pubiglume K.Schum. ex Peter — Meso6. Basionym: Panicum maximum Jacq. 1781
Links to other floras: = Megathyrsus maximus - FNA24; = Urochloa maxima - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
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