Urochloa plantaginea

TaxID: 158175

Basic Information

Urochloa plantaginea

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Urochloa plantaginea or Brachiaria plantaginea is an annual grass. Its leaf blades are thin and broadly linear. It has rooting at the lower nodes. The ascending ends and flowering branches are normally 8-12 in (20-30 cm) high; the plant as a whole is normally 1'8"-2'7" (50 to 80cm) high. The blades are 2 to 8 inches long (5-20 cm), 1/3-1/2 in (8-12mm) wide. It tends to grow in moist, open ground, and grows from Mexico to Brazil, later introduced in the United States. Its common English name is Alexandergrass.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Urochloa

Urochloa plantaginea

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Morphological Features

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
India Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR5406190 leaf, stem not collected - 25442039 not applicable

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