PLANTS Profile for Urochloa mutica (para grass)

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Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen
para grass

Symbol:

URMU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

Panicum muticum

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Angola, Loanda. Usage Requirements.

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Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

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Synonyms:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

	BRMU	Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf
	BRPU5	Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henr.
	PABA6	Panicum barbinode Trin.
	PAMU13	Panicum muticum Forssk.
	PAPU12	Panicum purpurascens Raddi

Distribution:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen


View Native Status

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

Related Taxa:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 27 species in Urochloa

Classification:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) 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 mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen – para grass

U.S. Weed Information:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

California grass
Mauritius grass
buffalo grass
para grass
puakatau
Brachiaria mutica
para grass

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC		Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) 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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

Brachiaria mutica:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

NI*

FACW

Brachiaria purpurascens:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 523027.

Related Web Sites:
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

Australian National Botanic Garden: Environmental Weeds of Australia

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

OH-Ohio Weeds and Weed Management

Purdue University, Center for New Crops and Plants Products: abstract & bibliography

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

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