Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster

Locations ofUrochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster in Virginia

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Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster
Common Name
Broadleaf Signal-grass
Synonym(s)
Brachiaria platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) Nash
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster
Comments
This weedy introduction from South America has been documented with increasing frequency in recent years, and appears to be rapidly spreading.
Habitat
Impoundment shores, low roadsides, fallow fields, ditches, and other open, disturbed habitats. Infrequent, s. and c. Coastal Plain and s. Piedmont, with an outlying record in the sw. mountains.
Native Status
Introduced

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