Poaceae
Tropical signalgrass
Urochloa distachya
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 锐头臂形草, 四生臂形草
- English
- Tropical signalgrass
Synonyms
- Brachiaria distachyos (L.) Stapf
- Brachiaria distachyos var. brevifolia E.G.Camus & A.Camus
- Brachiaria hybrida Basappa & Muniy.
- Brachiaria miliiformis (J.Presl) Chase
- Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc.
- Brachiaria subquadripara var. hirsuta Jansen
- Brachiaria subquadripara var. miliiformis (J.Presl) S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin
- Brachiaria subquadripara var. pubescens Jansen
- Digitaria distachyos (L.) Pers.
- Panicum distachyon L.
- Panicum distachyon var. pseudodistachyum (Hayata) Honda
- Panicum miliiforme J.Presl
- Panicum paspaloides Hayata
- Panicum pseudodistachyum Hayata
- Panicum subquadriparum Trin.
- Urochloa subquadripara (Trin.) R.D.Webster
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.