Brachiaria lata (Schumach.) C.E.Hubb.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Brachiaria

Characteristics

An annual grass. It forms loose tufts. The leaves are coarse. It grows 60 cm high and is often lying along the ground.
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A coarse-leaved annual, usually 30–60 cm. high, but sometimes much higher
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in disturbed soil across the Sahel. It can grow in arid places.
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A weed of cultivated land and disturbed soils.
A weed of cultivated land and disturbed soil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:392941-1
WFO ID wfo-0000854151
COL ID MSGM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brachiaria lata var. pubescens Brachiaria lata Brachiaria lata var. lata