Urochloa mutica(Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen

para grass

WFO wfo-0000906864 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Urochloa mutica, photographed by Kevin Faccenda
fig. a Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-30 / obs. 203998215
Urochloa mutica, photographed by Kevin Faccenda
fig. b Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 182515373
Urochloa mutica, photographed by Kevin Faccenda
fig. c Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 182518862
Urochloa mutica, photographed by 葉子
fig. d 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 184828663
Urochloa mutica, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 184839320
Urochloa mutica, photographed by 雲一百香果
fig. f 雲一百香果, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 181598350
Urochloa mutica, photographed by 葉子
fig. g 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 185027996
Urochloa mutica, photographed by Kevin Faccenda
fig. h Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 183470258

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Native range 29 botanical countries

Regions where Urochloa mutica is native: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Yemen AlgeriaAngolaBeninBurkinaCameroonChadCongoDR CongoEgyptGabonGambiaGhanaGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastLiberiaMaliMauritaniaMoroccoNigerNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTogoTunisiaLebanon-SyriaPalestineSinaiYemen
Native distribution of Urochloa mutica, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Angola ANG
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Cameroon CMN
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Liberia LBR
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Togo TOG
Tunisia TUN
Lebanon-Syria LBS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Palestine PAL
Sinai SIN
Yemen YEM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 17 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf
  • Brachiaria numidiana (Lam.) Henrard
  • Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henrard
  • Panicum adpressum Forssk.
  • Panicum amphibium Steud.
  • Panicum appressum Forssk.
  • Panicum barbinode Trin.
  • Panicum equinum Salzm. ex Steud.
  • Panicum guadaloupense Steud.
  • Panicum leiogonum Sieber ex Link
  • Panicum limnaeum Steud.
  • Panicum muticum Forssk.
  • Panicum numidianum Lam.
  • Panicum paraguayense Steud. ex Döll
  • Panicum pictigluma Steud.
  • Panicum punctulatum Arn. ex Steud.
  • Panicum purpurascens Raddi

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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