Poaceae
Broadleaf signalgrass
Urochloa platyphylla
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Urochloa platyphyllaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 宽叶臂形草, 寛葉臂形草
- English
- Broadleaf signalgrass
- Welsh
- Arwyddwellt llydanddail
Synonyms
- Brachiaria extensa Chase
- Brachiaria platyphylla (Munro ex C.Wright) Nash
- Panicum platyphyllum Munro ex C.Wright
- Paspalum platyphyllum Griseb.
- Urochloa extensa (Chase) C.Nelson, J.Sutherl. & Fern.Casas
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- 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.