Paspalum laeve Michaux var. laeve . Phen: May-Dec. Hab: Forest edges, pinelands, ditches, roadsides, other disturbed areas. {need additional herbarium work to fully determine range and abundance of varieties} Dist: Overall distribution of P. laeve s.l.: MA, NY, MI, and KS south to s. FL and e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = NcTx; > Paspalum angustifolium Leconte – S13; > Paspalum australe Nash – S13; < Paspalum laeve Michx. – Ar, C, FlGr, FNA25, G, GW1, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3; > Paspalum laeve Michx. – HC, S, S13, WV, Silveus (1942); > Paspalum laeve Michx. var. laeve – ETx1, F, Il, Mo1, Tat; > Paspalum laeve Michx. var. pilosum Scribn. – ETx1, F, Mo1, Tat; > Paspalum longipilum Nash – HC, S, S13, WV, Silveus (1942)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 8