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Brachiaria nigropedata
Also called Spotted signal grass, Black Footed Brachiaria, Black Footed Grass, Spotted False Paspalum
Urochloa nigropedata, commonly known as spotted brachiaria, is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Southern Africa in the tropical regions of South Africa and East Africa. Urochloa nigropedata is used as fodder grass in Namibia.
As a pioneering grass, it has also environmental uses such as revegetation and soil binding.
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