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Paspalum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Paspalum notatum Flüggé. Common name: Bahia Grass. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides and disturbed areas, often (especially in FL) planted as a coarse turfgrass or a pasture grass. Distribution: Native of tropical America (e. Mexico to Argentina; West Indies).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA25, G, GW1, K4, Meso6, Va, Silveus (1942); = n/a — C; > Paspalum notatum Flüggé var. latiflorum Döll — NcTx; > Paspalum notatum Flüggé var. notatum — FlGr, HC, SFla, Tx, WH3; > Paspalum notatum Flüggé var. saurae Parodi — Bah, FlGr, HC, NcTx, RAB, SFla, Tn, Tx, WH3. Basionym: Paspalum notatum Flüggé 1810

Links to other floras: = Paspalum notatum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Paspalum notatum© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Paspalum notatum© Joey Shaw source
image #7 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Paspalum notatum© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Paspalum notatum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Paspalum notatum© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Paspalum notatum© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Paspalum notatum© Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Paspalum notatum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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image #17 of Paspalum notatum© Alan Weakley source
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