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Urochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon *Urochloa plantaginea (Link) R. Webster. Common name: Alexander Grass. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Neotropics. Reported for s. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), as Brachiaria plantaginea, and for Escambia County in the FL Panhandle (Kunzer et al. 2009).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, POWO, WH3, Crins (1991), Webster (1988); = Brachiaria plantaginea (Link) Hitchc. — NS; = n/a — C, Pa, RAB, Tat; Panicum plantagineum Link. Basionym: Panicum plantagineum Link 1827

Links to other floras: = Urochloa plantaginea - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

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