Poaceae
Hairy signalgrass
Urochloa villosa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Urochloa
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Urochloa villosaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 无毛臂形草, 毛臂形草, 髯毛臂形草, 臂形草
- English
- Hairy signalgrass
Synonyms
- Brachiaria coccosperma (Steud.) Stapf ex Reeder
- Brachiaria distichophylla (Trin.) Stapf
- Brachiaria villosa (Lam.) A.Camus
- Brachiaria villosa f. glabriglumis (Ohwi) Ohwi
- Brachiaria villosa var. barbata Bor
- Brachiaria villosa var. glaberrima Basappa & Muniy.
- Brachiaria villosa var. glabrata S.L.Chen & Y.X.Jin
- Brachiaria villosa var. glabriglumis Ohwi
- Panicum careyanum Nees
- Panicum cartilagineum Nees
- Panicum coccospermum Steud.
- Panicum despreauxii Steud.
- Panicum distichophyllum Trin.
- Panicum nanum Royle ex Steud.
- Panicum pauperulum Steud.
- Panicum serrulatum Schumach.
- Panicum vestitum Nees ex Steud.
- Panicum villosum Lam.
- Panicum viviparum Schumach.
- Urochloa villosa var. barbata (Bor) Noltie
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.