''Urochloa'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

, native to

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, and the

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.''Urochloa''.
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Urochloa brachyura ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' (Hack.) Stapf - E + S Africa * ''

Urochloa brizantha ''Urochloa brizantha'' (syn. ''Brachiaria brizantha'') is a species of grass known by the common name palisade grass. It is often used as a forage for livestock. Other common names include palisade signal grass, bread grass, Mauritius grass,Cook ...

'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) R.Webster - native to tropical + S Africa; introduced and widely grown in S America + Pacific * ''

Urochloa echinolaenoides ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' Stapf - Zaïre,

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Urochloa fusca ''Urochloa fusca'', the browntop signalgrass, is a wild grass species with a native range extending from Paraguay in South America to the southern United States (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma), and it is now ...

'' B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin browntop signalgrass - southern United States to

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Urochloa glumaris ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' (Trin.) Veldkamp – Thurston grass - southern China, Southeast Asia, Indian subcon, islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans * ''

Urochloa longifolia ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

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Urochloa mosambicensis ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' (Hack.) Dandy - Africa, Madagascar * ''

Urochloa oligotricha ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' (Fig. & De Not.) Henrard - Africa * ''

Urochloa olivacea ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' Sánchez-Ken - western Mexico ( Colima, Nayarit) * ''

Urochloa panicoides ''Urochloa panicoides'' is a fodder grass originating in Southern Africa. Description This annual grass has decumbent or upright stems up to a meter long. It may root where its lower nodes contact the substrate. The leaves have linear or lance- ...

'' P.Beauv. – panic liverseed grass - Africa, southern Asia * ''

Urochloa pauciflora ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' Sánchez-Ken - western Mexico (

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Urochloa platyrrhachis ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' C.E.Hubb. - Zambia, Zaïre * ''

Urochloa rudis ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' Stapf - Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania * '' Urochloa sclerochlaena'' Chiov - Ethiopia, Kenya * '' Urochloa setigera'' (Retz.) Stapf - Indian subcon, southern China, Southeast Asia * '' Urochloa trichopodioides'' (Mez & K.Schum.) S.M.Phillips & S.L.Chen - Zaïre,

, Kenya, Ethiopia * '' Urochloa trichopus'' (Hochst.) Stapf - drier parts of

, Arabian Pen * ''

Urochloa venosa ''Urochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands.

'' (Swallen) Morrone & Zuloaga - western Mexico (

) ; Formerly included Numerous species once considered members of ''Urochloa'' but are now regarded as better suited to other genera, such as ''

Alloteropsis ''Alloteropsis'' (from the Greek ''allotrios'' ("strange") and ''opsis'' ("appearance")) is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family.Brachiaria ''Brachiaria'', or signalgrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, southern Europe, the Americas, and various islands.Ixophorus ''Ixophorus'' is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family. The only recognized species is ''Ixophorus unisetus''.Hiser, K. M''Ixophorus'' Schltdl. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.Kellogg, E. A., et al. (2004)Taxonomy, phylogeny, ...

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Oplismenus ''Oplismenus'' is a small genus of annual or perennial grasses, commonly known as basketgrass, found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and in some cases, temperate regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The systematics of the ...

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Panicoideae Poaceae genera Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of Europe Grasses of North America Grasses of Oceania Grasses of South America Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois Cereals {{Panicoideae-stub