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green summer grass (Urochloa distachyos)

Urochloa distachyos is an annual, prostrate to decumbent tropical/subtropical grass. It roots at nodes, forming mats. Its inflorescence has two racemes of distichous.

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Synonyms
Brachiaria distachyos (L.) Stapf
Brachiaria hybrida Basappa & Muniy.
Brachiaria miliiformis (J.Presl) Chase
Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc.
Digitaria distachyos (L.) Pers.
Panicum distachyon L.
Panicum miliiforme J.Presl
Panicum pseudodistachyum Hayata
Panicum subquadriparum Trin.
Urochloa subquadripara (Trin.) R.D.Webster
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderPoales
  • familyPoaceae
  • genusUrochloa
  • speciesUrochloa distachyos