Poaceae
Plantain signalgrass
Urochloa plantaginea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 車前臂形草, 车前臂形草
- English
- Plantain signalgrass
Synonyms
- Brachiaria plantaginea (Link) Hitchc.
- Panicum disciferum E.Fourn.
- Panicum distans Salzm. ex Steud.
- Panicum leandri Trin.
- Panicum plantagineum Link
- Urochloa discifera (E.Fourn.) Morrone & Zuloaga
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.