Urochloa nigropedata

Urochloa nigropedata (spotted brachiaria, swartvoetjie,, Schwarzfüßchen) is a perennial grass belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Southern Africa 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.