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Urochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon Urochloa adspersa (Trinius) R. Webster. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Moist, sunny, disturbed areas, coastal strands, rockland hammock edges, shell middens. Distribution: Native of s. FL (?), the West Indies (?), Mexico (YUC) (?), and South America. Reported as adventive from AL, FL peninsula and Panhandle (FNA), and chrome ore piles in Newport News, VA (Reed 1964)

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mex, POWO, WH3; = Brachiaria adspersa (Trin.) Parodi — NS; = n/a — C, Pa, RAB; = Panicum adspersum Trin. — Bah, SFla. Basionym: Panicum adspersum Trin. 1826

Links to other floras: = Urochloa adspersa - FNA25

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