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Poaceae
Paspalum

not marked as a favorite taxon Paspalum distichum Linnaeus. Common name: Joint Paspalum, Knotgrass. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Brackish (especially oligohaline) and freshwater marshes, interdune swales and marshes, waterfowl impoundments. Distribution: New Jersey, Kansas, and Washington south to s. Florida, s. Texas, s. California, and through the New World; apparently introduced in the Old World. Reported for s. Indiana by Bill Thomas (pers.comm., 2022).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, HC, K1, K4, Meso6, Mex, NcTx, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Silveus (1942); Paspalum paspaloides (Michx.) Scribn.; = n/a — Tat; < Paspalum distichum L. — Bah, GW1; > Paspalum distichum L. var. distichum — Mo1. Basionym: Paspalum distichum L. 1759

Links to other floras: = Paspalum distichum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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