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Poaceae
Urochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon *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.

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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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