Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 526 1919. (Syn: Brachiaria numidiana (Lam.) Henrard; Brachiaria purpurascens (Raddi) Henrard; Digitaria mauritiana Wall. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Digitaria mauritiana Henrard (Unresolved); Panicum amphibium Steud.; Panicum barbinode Trin.; Panicum equinum Salzm. ex Steud.; Panicum guadaloupense Steud. [Invalid]; Panicum leiogonum Sieber ex Link [Invalid]; Panicum limnaeum Steud.; Panicum muticum Forssk.; Panicum numidianum Lam.; Panicum numidianum Hack.; Panicum paraguayense Steud. ex Döll [Invalid]; Panicum pictigluma Steud.; Panicum punctulatum Arn. ex Steud.; Panicum purpurascens Raddi; Panicum sarmentosum Benth.; Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen; Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) R.D. Webster ex Zon);
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Sahara to Angola, N. Africa to Syria, SW. Arabian Peninsula: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Lebanon-Syria, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Yemen, Zaïre; Introduced into: Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Northern Territory, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is. as per POWO (Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 13 (1966))
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Alabama; Algeria; Andaman Is.; Angola; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Aruba; Ascension; Assam; Azores; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Bolivia; Borneo; Brazil Northeast; Brazil South; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Burkina; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canary Is.; Caroline Is.; Cayman Is.; Chad; China Southeast; Christmas I.; Colombia; Congo; Cook Is.; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Fiji; Florida; French Guiana; Gabon; Galpagos; Gambia; Ghana; Guatemala; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Guyana; Haiti; Hawaii; Honduras; India; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Jawa; Kermadec Is.; Lebanon-Syria; Leeward Is.; Lesser Sunda Is.; Liberia; Madagascar; Madeira; Malaya; Mali; Marianas; Marquesas; Marshall Is.; Maryland; Mauritania; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Morocco; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; Netherlands Antilles; New Caledonia; New Guinea; New South Wales; Nicaragua; Nicobar Is.; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Northern Territory; Oregon; Palestine; Panam; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Queensland; Rodrigues; Samoa; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Sinai; Society Is.; Solomon Is.; Somalia; South Carolina; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Suriname; Taiwan; Tanzania; Texas; Thailand; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad-Tobago; Tunisia; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Vietnam; Wallis-Futuna Is.; Western Australia; Windward Is.; Yemen; Zare as per Catalogue of Life;
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Recorded this grass on the edge of agri-land, growing inside very narrow and shallow irrigating channel.
Species : Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf ?
H & H : trailing and ascending, ascending part is about 5 feet; leaves more than 20 cm in length x 2 cm wide, hairy on both sides; raceme 11 cm or less
Date : 26/10/12, 10.10 a.m.
Place : Hooghly

Yes, it is Brachiaria muticaPara grass/Buffalo grass.

 


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Grass seen at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai on 21/11/12.
Id please.

Brachiaria mutica


 


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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae-02042013RMP 9 grass :  Attachments (4). 7 posts by 4 authors.
PLz help to identify this grass species of Saurashtra-Gujrat 

Brachiaria sp. Kindly inform the size of the plant for confirmation of species.


The height of the plant is 1.5-2.2 mtr.


Brachiaria mutica if the whole plant is hairy otherwise probably Brachiaria setigera


this may oplismenus compositus.


It is Brachiaria mutica


 


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Fwd: [efloraofindia:236260] Poaceae member for id, Pelhar, Maharshtra, Nov-15- 2 : 5 posts by 1 author. Attachments (5)
Please identify the grass from Pelhar.

please check – https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m—z/po/poaceae/eriochloa/brachiaria-mutica


Brachiaria muticaPara grass, Buffalo grass



/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/P1160087.JPG/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/P1160085.JPG/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/P1160079.JPGGrass For ID : Poaceae : Bangalore : 25JAN17 : AK-3 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Grass seen near a lake on 7th Jan,17.
Kindly help in id.


paspalum sp.


Brachiaria mutica



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Identification request of this grass : 5 posts by 2 authors. 6 images.
Date/Time-    12/11/2018
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-   Shameerpet HMDA nursery, ORR, Hyderabad, India
Habitat-     Wild
Plant Habit-   Herb-  Grasses
Height/Length-   one to two or two and a half feet
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-  Grass blades, rough in texture
Inflorescence / Flowers / Fruits  Not seen 
Other Information  : The incharge person told this grass, in Telugu is called DARUKA Gaddi (Gaddi = Grass )

Brachiaria mutica


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Grass for ID : Bangalore : 29SEP20 : AK-25 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
A wild grass seen last week (29.9.20) near a lake.

Panicum repens


Para grassBrachiaria mutica



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References:
Catalogue of Life

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