PLANTS Profile for Urochloa distachya (tropical signalgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen
tropical signalgrass

Symbol:

URDI5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

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Photo of Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

Brachiaria subquadripara

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Fiji, Suva. Usage Requirements.

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Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

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Synonyms:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

	BRSU	Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc.
	URSU2	Urochloa subquadripara (Trin.) R. Webster		tropical signalgrass

Native Status:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, MD), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 27 species in Urochloa

Classification:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Urochloa P. Beauv. – signalgrass
Species	Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen – tropical signalgrass

Introduced Information:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Related Web Sites:
Urochloa distachya (L.) T.Q. Nguyen

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

FL-Weed Profile

GU-Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 04:35 PM CDT