Urochloa mutica
Mauritius Grass, Para Grass
Other regional names: Buffalo Grass +6 more
- Buffalo Grass
- California Grass
- Carib Grass
- Dutch Grass
- Mauritius Signal Grass
- Scotch Grass
- Water Grass
Also known as: Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf +11 more
- Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf
- Brachiaria numidiana (Lam.) Henrard
- Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henrard
- Panicum amphibium Steud.
- Panicum barbinode Trin.
- Panicum equinum Salzm. ex Steud.
- Panicum guadaloupense Steud.
- Panicum limnaeum Steud.
- Panicum paraguayense Steud. ex Döll
- Panicum pictigluma Steud.
- Panicum punctulatum Arn. ex Steud.
- Panicum purpuracens Raddi
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa and Temperate Asia, Urochloa mutica (commonly known as Mauritius grass or Para grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Lebanon-Syria, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Yemen, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.