Urochloa texana
Description: Annual. Culms 40-110 cm, erector decumbent, branching above bases; nodes and adjacent areas on internodes densely pubescent; often rooting at lower nodes. Blades 15-30 cm, 6-15 mm wide, flat, margins scabrous–pubescent. Ligules 4 mm, hairs. Collars and sheaths pubescent. Panicles 1.5-2 cm wide, constricted: branches 1-2 per node, appressed or ascending, pubescent, bearing spikelets proximately. Spikelets 5-6 mm wide, ovate-lanceolate; lower floret staminate; pedicels hirsute, hairs of different lengths. Warm weather species.
Location: Common weed of fields and other disturbed sites in S. Texas.
Soil Type: Most soils throughout eastern 2/3 of Texas. Prefers sandy, moist waste areas.
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Economic, Environmental Importance: Fair grassing for livestock; good wildlife value. White-tailed deer consume the early growth,
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