Poaceae
Thurston grass
Urochloa glumaris
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 雀稗尾稃草
- English
- Thurston grass
Synonyms
- Brachiaria ambigua A.Camus
- Brachiaria paspaloides (J.Presl) C.E.Hubb.
- Panicum ambiguum Trin.
- Panicum glumare Trin.
- Panicum infidum Steud.
- Panicum urochloa Steud.
- Urochloa ambigua (A.Camus) Pilg.
- Urochloa glabra Brongn.
- Urochloa paspaloides J.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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.