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Poaceae
Paspalum

not marked as a favorite taxon Paspalum vaginatum Swartz. Common name: Sand Knotgrass, Seashore Crown Grass. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Brackish marshes, rarely inland in disturbed places. Distribution: North Carolina south to s. Florida, west to s. Texas, southward through the New World tropics; Old World tropics (where likely introduced).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K1, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tx, WH3, Silveus (1942); < Paspalum distichum L. — Bah, GW1, Mex, misapplied. Basionym: Paspalum vaginatum Swartz 1788

Links to other floras: = Paspalum vaginatum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Paspalum vaginatum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Paspalum vaginatum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Paspalum vaginatum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Paspalum vaginatum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Paspalum vaginatum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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