*Urochloa arrecta (Hackel ex T. Durand & Schinz) O. Morrone & Zuloaga. Common name: African Signalgrass, Tannergrass. Phenology: Dec. Habitat: Planted as forage and established and escaped into disturbed marshes, ditches, and wet pastures. Distribution: Native of Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, POWO, WH3; = Brachiaria arrecta (Hack. ex T.Durand & Schinz) Stent — NS; Panicum arrectum Hack. ex T. Durand & Schinz. Basionym: Panicum arrectum Hack. ex T. Durand & Schinz 1894
Links to other floras: = Urochloa arrecta - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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