Paspalidium

Paspalidium (watercrown grass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.[2][1][3]

Watercrown grass
Paspalidium distans
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Paspalidium

Type species
Paspalidium geminatum

Paspalidium includes about 40 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.[4][5][6][7][8] They are annuals and perennials.[8] Many species were formerly included in genus Setaria, and some authorities continue to list them there.

Species[9][10]
  • Paspalidium albovillosum
  • Paspalidium ankarense
  • Paspalidium aversum
  • Paspalidium basicladum
  • Paspalidium breviflorum
  • Paspalidium caespitosum - brigalow grass
  • Paspalidium chapmanii - Chapman's bristlegrass
  • Paspalidium clementii
  • Paspalidium constrictum - knottybutt grass
  • Paspalidium criniforme
  • Paspalidium desertorum
  • Paspalidium distans - spreading panicgrass
  • Paspalidium distantiflorum
  • Paspalidium elegantulum
  • Paspalidium flavidum
  • Paspalidium gausum
  • Paspalidium geminatum - Egyptian panicgrass, water paspalidium
  • Paspalidium globoideum - sago grass, shotgrass
  • Paspalidium gracile - Belah grass, slender panic, graceful panic, yellowflower panic
  • Paspalidium grandispiculatum
  • Paspalidium johnsonii
  • Paspalidium jubiflorum - Vandyke grass, Warrego grass
  • Paspalidium leonis
  • Paspalidium obtusifolium
  • Paspalidium ophiticola
  • Paspalidium paludivagum
  • Paspalidium pradanum
  • Paspalidium punctatum
  • Paspalidium rarum - rare paspalidium
  • Paspalidium reflexum
  • Paspalidium retiglume
  • Paspalidium spartellum
  • Paspalidium tabulatum
  • Paspalidium udum
  • Paspalidium utowanaeum
formerly included[9]

see Holcolemma Setaria Whiteochloa

  • Paspalidium inaequale - Holcolemma dispar
  • Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume - Setaria media
  • Paspalidium semitonsum - Whiteochloa semitonsa

References


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