Poaceae
Wattle signalgrass
Urochloa piligera
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Urochloa piligeraPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wattle signalgrass
Synonyms
- Brachiaria piligera (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Hughes
- Brachiaria piligera var. intercedens (Domin) Hughes
- Brachiaria subquadripara var. piligera (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Reeder
- Panicum intercedens Domin
- Panicum piligerum F.Muell. ex Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.