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Urochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster. Common name: Broadleaf Signal-grass. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Edges of agricultural fields, other disturbed wet or seasonally moist areas. Distribution: Apparently native of South America. E. NC south to FL, west to TX, north in the interior to AR, OK, and se. MO; also in MD and DE (Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp 2016; Terrell & Reveal 1996).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, POWO, Tn, Va, WH3, Crins (1991), Webster (1988); = Brachiaria platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) Nash — GW1, HC, NS, RAB, S13, Tx; = n/a — C, Tat; ? Brachiaria extensa Chase — F, S; Panicum platyphyllum Munro ex C.Wright. Basionym: Panicum platyphyllum Munro ex C.Wright 1871

Links to other floras: = Urochloa platyphylla - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Urochloa platyphylla© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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