PLANTS Profile for Urochloa brizantha (palisade grass)

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Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster
palisade grass

Symbol:

URBR2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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Photo of Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

Brachiaria brizantha

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. South Africa. Usage Requirements.

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Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

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Synonyms:
Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

	BRBR	Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf
	BRRU80	Brachiaria ruziziensis Germ. & Evrard
	URRU	Urochloa ruziziensis (Germ. & Evrard) Crins

Distribution:
Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster


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USA (TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 27 species in Urochloa

Classification:
Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

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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 brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster – palisade grass

Introduced Information:
Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

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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More Accounts and Images:
Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) R. Webster

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 565586.

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 04:04 PM MDT