Urochloa mutica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Urochloa |
Species: | U. mutica
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Binomial name | |
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen
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Synonyms | |
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Urochloa mutica, commonly known as para grass, buffalo grass, Mauritius signal grass, pasto pare, malojilla, gramalote, parana, Carib grass, and Scotch grass, is a species of grass.[2][3] Despite its common name of California grass,[2] it does not occur in California;[4] it is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, where it is cultivated for fodder.[3] It was introduced elsewhere and it is now cultivated throughout tropical regions of the world for this purpose.[2]