Urochloa brizantha (syn. Brachiaria brizantha ) is a species of grass known by the common name palisade grass. It is often used as a forage for livestock. Other common names include palisade signal grass, bread grass, Mauritius grass, Surinam grass, large-seeded millet grass, big ashama, Ceylon sheep grass, St. Lucia grass (English), palisadengras (German), braquiária, brizantão, capim-marandu (Brazilian Portuguese), zacate señal, zacate signal, pasto alambre, pasto señal, pasto braquiaria, pasto mulato (Spanish), kamuxi (in Angola), gawrare (in Nigeria), and ya siknaentontang (in Thailand).
