Poaceae
Urochloa

Urochloa arizonica (Scribn. & Merr.) Morrone & Zuloaga

First published in Darwiniana 32: 61 (1993)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. U.S.A. to Mexico. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Brachiaria arizonica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hinton, G.B. [6285] Mexico K000476059 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [6309a] Mexico K000476058 Yes
Reeder, J.R.; Reeder, C.G. [8545] United States Brachiaria arizonica K003743392 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [1012] United States Brachiaria arizonica K003743395 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Brachiaria arizonica K003743394 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States Brachiaria arizonica K003743396 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States Brachiaria arizonica K000958870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [465] United States Brachiaria arizonica K000958871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United States Brachiaria arizonica K003743393 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0