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Paspalum plicatulum Michaux. Common name: Brownseed Paspalum. Phenology: Apr-Sep. Habitat: Pine savannas, sandy loam prairies, sandy woodlands, fields (used for pasture, hay, and silage). Distribution: Se. SC south to s. FL, west to s. TX, and south through tropical America to s. South America (Argentina); West Indies.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, GW1, HC, K4, Meso6, Mex, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3, Silveus (1942). Basionym: Paspalum plicatulum Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Paspalum plicatulum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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