| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium | Fringeleaf Paspalum | Dry open areas and woodlands, disturbed areas. | S. New Jersey south to s. Florida, west to e. Texas, interior to s. West Virginia, se. Kentucky, e. Tennessee, n. Alabama, n. Mississippi, c. Arkansas, and e. Oklahoma; Bahamas; Central America. | ![]() (c) Fleming, Gary P. |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. longepedunculatum | Pine flatwoods and pine savannas. | Se. North Carolina south to s. Florida, west to s. Mississippi; Bahamas. | ![]() (c) Horn, Jay | |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. muhlenbergii | Dry or moist soils. | New Hampshire west to Michigan, c. Illinois, s. Iowa, and c. Kansas, south to n. Florida, s. Alabama, s. Mississippi, s. Louisiana, and c. Texas. | ![]() (c) Fleming, Gary P. | |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum | Maritime grasslands, sandy disturbed areas. | Massachusetts south to District of Columbia (Virginia?) in the Coastal Plain. | ![]() (c) Wernerehl, Robert - CC-BY-NC-SA, permission granted to NCBG | |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. rigidifolium | Longleaf pine sandhills, dry pine flatwoods, open hammocks. | Ne. Georgia, immediately adjacent to South Carolina (and reported for North Carolina by HC) south to s. Florida; Cuba. | ||
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. setaceum | Thin Paspalum | Longleaf pine sandhills, pine savannas, pine flatwoods, dry to moist disturbed areas. | Massachusetts and Connecticut south to s. Florida, west to e. Texas, inland to w. Virginia, s. West Virginia, s. Missouri and Arkansas; Cuba. | ![]() (c) Weise, Armin |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. stramineum | Yellow Sand Paspalum | Dry sandy soils. | Michigan west to Montana, south to Louisiana, and New Mexico, and Mexico; scattered eastward, especially near the coast, perhaps at least in part as introductions. | ![]() (c) Gorrell, Jared - CC-BY-NC |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. supinum | Longleaf pine sandhills, dunes, beaches, other sandy soils, old fields. | E. North Carolina (e. Virginia?) south to s. Florida, west to s. Mississippi. Also reported for the Coastal Plain of Virginia by Tatnall (1946); needing confirmation of the specimen identification. | ![]() (c) Ungberg, Eric - C, permission granted to NCBG | |
| Poaceae | Paspalum setaceum var. villosissimum | Longleaf pine sandhills, scrubby pine flatwoods. | N. Florida (very near Georgia) south to s. Florida; Cuba. |






