Brachiaria spp.
Synonyms
Humidola, Koronivia grass, Panicaum humidicola, Urochloa humidicola
ID Characteristics
Life cycle: Annual / perennial
Growth Habit: Grass that forms a dense ground cover
Propagation: Roots at the nodes along the stolons and rhizomes; seeds
Leaf Margin: Thickened at the margins
Leaf Hairs: Glabrous with sparse hair; ligule has short-hairy fringe.
Leaf Structure: Lanceolate, flat bright green; sheath is bluntly keeled
Leaf Arrangement: Leaves spread away from the vegetative culms
Root Type: Culms with stolons and rhizomes
Flower Color: Hairy, light green tinged with purple racemes
Multimedia
Similar Species
- Brachia Dictyoneura
- Panicum spp. such as Panicum, Fall Panicum dichotomilflorum
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Selective control options not available
- Post Emergence: Selective control options not available
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