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Broadleaf Signal-grass

Urochloa platyphylla (also Brachiaria platyphylla)
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Not native
Quercus Score for North Carolina · not scored

Not native to North Carolina. Not on the invasive list, but recorded growing wild here.

Caution: escapes cultivation in NC

Insect resources, birds and habitat

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NC status (state rank)SE?
Grows inwet or dry ground (wetland occurrence proxy: FAC; not a measured watering requirement)
Soil pH range5.0–7.0
Lightpart sun to full sun (USDA PLANTS shade class 'High', read inverted (coarse))
Recorded in NCcounty records not available
Single-host caterpillars on genus1
Sources

Machine-readable: urochloa-platyphylla.json. Cite as: Quercus Score v0.6.4, Urochloa platyphylla, North Carolina, 2026-09-24.

Quercus Score v0.6.4 · built 2026-09-24 · North Carolina beta · sources and limitations on every page