Broadleaf Signalgrass

Synonyms:  Brachiaria platyphylla (Munro ex C. Wright) Nash

Natural range:  Southeastern U.S., West Indies, and South America

Habitat:  Moist disturbed sites. 

Florida status:  Native

Recognition:  Grass is 25-100 cm tall, decumbent.  Spikelets large (3.8-5 mm.) and solitary.  Upper glumes with 5-7 veins.  Upper glumes and lower lemmas glabrous.