*Urochloa distachyos (L.) T.Q. Nguyen. Common name: Small-flowered Alexander Grass, Tropical Liverseed Grass. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed upland areas. Distribution: Native of tropical and subtropical Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = n/a — C, Tat; = Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q.Nguyen — K4; = Urochloa subquadripara (Trin.) R.D.Webster — FlGr, FNA25, NS, SFla; Panicum distachyon Linnaeus. Basionym: Panicum distachyon L. 1767
Links to other floras: = Urochloa subquadripara - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
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