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Common signal grass

Urochloa brizantha

Family: Poaceae Genus: Urochloa Species: brizantha

Synonyms: Brachiaria brizantha, Brachiaria brizantha var. angustifolia, Brachiaria manzonzoensis, Brachiaria gangangalaensis, Panicum brizanthum var. polystachyum, Panicum brizanthum var. pandanifolium, Panicum brizanthum var. latifolium, Brachiaria brizantha var. ciliata, Urochloa brizantha var. ciliata, Panicum brizanthum var. lasiochloa, Panicum brizanthum

Common signal grass (en)
Urochloa brizantha — leaf
Urochloa brizantha — leaf

Botanical Description

Flower: Inconspicuous

Foliage: Texture: fine

Native Region: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
236583

Important Disclaimer

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