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Paspalum

not marked as a favorite taxon Paspalum praecox Walter. Common name: Early Crown Grass. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Pine savannas, seepages. Distribution: Mainly Coastal Plain, se. Virginia south to s. Florida, west to Texas, but inland as a disjunct.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = HC, S, Silveus (1942); = Paspalum praecox Walter var. praecox — C, F, G, RAB; > Paspalum amplum Nash — S13; > Paspalum curtisianum Steudel — S13; > Paspalum glaberrimum Nash — S13; > Paspalum kearneyi Nash — S13; < Paspalum praecox Walter — Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, GW1, Il, K1, K4, NS, POWO, Tx, Va, WH3; > Paspalum praecox Walter — S13; > Paspalum tardum Nash — S13. Basionym: Paspalum praecox Walter 1788

Links to other floras: < Paspalum praecox - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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