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.Heuzé V., Thiollet H., Tran G., Lebas F., 2018. Spotted brachiaria (Brachiaria nigropedata). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/485
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