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Common Name(s): Broadleaf Signalgrass, Signalgrass,Broadleaf
Species: Urochloa platyphylla
Synonyms: Brachiaria platyphylla, Paspalum platyphyllum 
Family: Poaceae
Tribe: Paniceae
Longevity: Annual
Season: Warm
Origin: Introduced
Height: 25 - 90 cm
Flowers: April - November
Description: Occurs mostly on disturbed, moist soils and can often be found in fields and ditches. Its spikelets are attached to an expanded branch. It provides fair grazing for cattle and is of little value to wildlife.
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