Urochloa texana (Buckl.) R. Webster

Locations ofUrochloa texana (Buckl.) R. Webster in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Poaceae
Botanical Name
Urochloa texana (Buckl.) R. Webster
Common Name
Texas Millet, Texas Signal-grass
Synonym(s)
Panicum texanum Buckley
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Urochloa texana (Buckl.) R. Webster
Comments
A robust grass, introduced from the lower Midwest. Apparently spreading quite rapidly in cultivated fields of eastern Virginia and much more frequent than records indicate.
Habitat
A problematic invader of cultivated fields, especially of corn, soybeans, tomatoes, and cotton. Infrequent but locally abundant in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Introduced

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