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Paspalum vaginatum Swartz. Sand Knotgrass, Seashore Crown Grass. Phen: Apr-Nov. Hab: Brackish marshes, rarely inland in disturbed places. Dist: NC south to s. FL, west to s. TX, southward through the New World tropics; Old World tropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K1, K3, K4, Meso6, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tx, WH3, Silveus (1942); < Paspalum distichum L. – Bah, GW1, Mex, misapplied
Links to other floras: = Paspalum vaginatum - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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