Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paspalum vaginatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Paspalum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum vaginatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paspalum vaginatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Paspalum vaginatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-004:
Paspalum vaginatum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Paspalum vaginatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paspalum vaginatum
COMMON NAME:
Sand Knotgrass, Seashore Crowngrass
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Keith Bradley kab_p_vaginatum_4524
September Miami-Dade County FL
Racemes paired or approximate; at first erect, later spreading or reflexed, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Keith Bradley kab_p_vaginatum_4536
September Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paspalum vaginatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum vaginatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paspalum vaginatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Paspalum vaginatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-004:
Paspalum vaginatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Paspalum vaginatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paspalum vaginatum
4097
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Brackish marshes, rarely inland in disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle of usually 2 racemose branches
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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