Panicum borzianumPanicum controversumPanicum helopusPanicum hirsutumPanicum hochstetteranumPanicum javanicumPanicum oxycephalumPanicum panicoidesPanicum setarioidesUrochloa helopusUrochloa marathensisUrochloa panicoidesUrochloa pubescensUrochloa ruschii Urochloa panicoides is a fodder grass originating in Southern Africa.

This annual grass has decumbent or upright stems up to a meter long.

[citation needed] It is most common on moist grasslands and lakesides up to an altitude of 2200 meters.

This grass is susceptible to the maize streak virus (MSV), which is transmitted by Cicadulina leafhoppers such as Cicadulina mbila, C. arachidis, C. triangula, C. bimaculata, C. similis, C. latens, C ghaurii, and C. parazeae.

It is also susceptible to cereal chlorotic mottle virus, which is transmitted by several insects, including Nesoclutha pallida and Cicadula bimaculata.