Texas Signalgrass

Urochloa texana (Buckley) R. Webster - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Texas Signalgrass: Spodoptera frugiperda

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.