*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).
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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