
Para Grass
Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen
LC Least Concern
Names
| English | Para Grass |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Camalote |
| Chinese | 巴拉草 |
| Scientific name | Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen |
About this species
Urochloa mutica, commonly known as para grass, buffalo grass, Mauritius signal grass, pasto pare, malojilla, gramalote, parana, Carib grass, and Scotch grass, is a species of grass. Despite its common name of California grass, it does not occur in California; it is native to northern and central Africa and parts of the Middle East, where it is cultivated for fodder. It was introduced elsewhere and it is now cultivated throughout tropical regions of the world for this purpose.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Urochloa |
In Suriname
29Records in Suriname
1851First record
2018Latest record
Where it has been recorded
- Nickerie10
- Sipaliwini6
- Wanica1
- Marowijne1
- Paramaribo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.



