Hairy Signalgrass
Urochloa villosa
- Native to:
- Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, China, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South China Sea, Sudan-South Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam
Patrick Alexander (www.flickr.com) from Las Cruces, NM
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Urochloa
- Species:
- Urochloa villosa
- USDA Symbol:
- URVI2
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- As a warm-season grass, it resprouts from the base following fire.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- fertile, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- good drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers tropical and subtropical climates
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Warm season grass; germinates readily in warm, moist conditions.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI