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Poaceae

Fringed signalgrass

Urochloa ciliatissima (Buckley) R.D.Webster

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Urochloa

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Fringed signalgrass: Urochloa ciliatissima , north of Hat Mesa, west-northwest of Eunice and northeast of Loving, 32.5130 -103.6308, Lea County, New Mexico, 6 Sep 2015.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Fringed signalgrass

Synonyms

  • Brachiaria ciliatissima (Buckley) Chase
  • Panicum ciliatissimum Buckley

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.