PLANTS Profile for Urochloa fusca (browntop signalgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin
browntop signalgrass

Symbol:

URFU2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Line Drawing of Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

Panicum fasciculatum

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

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Synonyms:
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

BRFA	Brachiaria fasciculata (Sw.) Parodi
BRFAR	Brachiaria fasciculata (Sw.) Parodi var. reticulata (Torr.) Beetle
PAFA6	Panicum fasciculatum Sw.
PAFAR2	Panicum fasciculatum Sw. var. reticulatum (Torr.) Beal
URFA	Urochloa fasciculata (Sw.) R. Webster, nom. illeg.	browntop signalgrass
URFAR	Urochloa fasciculata (Sw.) R. Webster var. reticulata (Torr.) R. Webster

Distribution:
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin


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USA (AL, AZ, FL, GA, LA, NM, OK, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 27 species in Urochloa

Classification:
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

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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 fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin – browntop signalgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

Panicum fasciculatum
browntop 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.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Urochloa fusca (Sw.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin

Brachiaria fasciculata:

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

UPL,FAC-

FACU

FAC-

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Time Generated: 10/08/2008 01:38 PM MDT