Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Urochloa > Urochloa ramosa

Urochloa ramosa (dixie signalgrass)

Synonyms:

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  None
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Fall
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Winter
Growth Form [1]  Bunch
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Annual/Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed
Root Depth [1]  24 inches (61 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Seeds Per [1]  75000 / lb (165347 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  35 inches (0.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 12 Low Temperature: 50 F° (10 C°) → 55 F° (12.8 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Big Cypress National Preserve V 732120 Florida, United States
Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve 310228 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States      
Santee Coastal Reserve and Washo Reserve State Habitat Area IV 20850 South Carolina, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0