Poaceae
African liverseed grass
Urochloa trichopus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bosveldbeesgras, Witbuffelsgras
- English
- African liverseed grass, Bushveld signal grass, Herringbone grass, White buffalo grass
Synonyms
- Brachiaria stolonifera Gooss.
- Echinochloa notabilis (Hook.f.) D.Rhind
- Eriochloa trichopus (Hochst.) Benth.
- Eriochloa trichopus var. glabrata Schweinf.
- Helopus trichopus (Hochst.) Steud.
- Panicum dorsisetum Hack. ex T.Durand & Schinz
- Panicum mosambicense Hack.
- Panicum mossambicense Hack.
- Panicum notabile Hook.f.
- Panicum papillosum Fenzl ex Steud.
- Panicum trichopodon A.Rich.
- Panicum trichopus Hochst.
- Panicum trichopus var. chiovendae Lanza & Mattei
- Panicum trichopus var. glabrata Schweinf.
- Panicum trichopus var. lasiostachys A.Chev.
- Urochloa brachyphylla Gilli
- Urochloa engleri Pilg.
- Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy
- Urochloa pullulans Stapf
- Urochloa pullulans var. mosambicensis (Hack.) Stapf
- Urochloa rhodesiensis Stent
- Urochloa stolonifera (Gooss.) Chippind.
Photos
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.