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Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen
dixie signalgrass

       
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Photo of Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.
 
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Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

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Synonyms:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

  BRRA80 Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf
  PARA3 Panicum ramosum L.
 

Distribution:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 27 species in Urochloa
 

Classification:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) 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 ramosa (L.) Nguyen – dixie signalgrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

Brachiaria ramosa
browntop millet
dixie signalgrass

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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen

View species account 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 523031.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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