Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Brachiaria fasciculata (Sw.) Parodi; Panicum fuscum Sw., Panicum. Sw. And Urochloa fasciculata (Sw.) R.D.Webster fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010). Likely synonym of P. fuscum f. vegetius Andersson, P. fuscum f. firmius, and P. fuscum f. pubescens.

Origin: Introduced - established

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: The native range of this species is Oklahoma to Tropical & Subtropical America (POWO, 2023).

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