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''P. dilatatum'' occurs in natural communities such as cypress-pond pine swamps, riverbanks, pond shores, floodplains, along limestone glades, and flatwoods. It will also grow in areas prone to human disturbance such as vacant lots, fire lanes, forest edges, ditches, roadsides, and lawns. ''P. dilatatum'' has been found growing in shaded or sunny conditions in sand, loamy sand, and loamy clay.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, R. K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, Mabel Kral, R. Kral, H. Kurz, and Gil Nelson. States and counties: Florida: Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Nassau, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Early and Grady.</ref>
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Associated species of ''P. dilatatum'' include ''Houstonia nigricans'', ''Rudbeckia triloba'', ''[[Panicum anceps]]'', ''Cladium'' sp., ''Panicum plicatulum'', ''Panicum urvillei'', ''Sporobolus vaginiflorus'', ''Sida ulmifolia'', ''Oxalis debilis'', and ''Calyptocarpus vialis''.<ref name=fsu/>
 
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 20 June 2023

Paspalum dilatatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: P. dilatatum
Binomial name
Paspalum dilatatum
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PASP DILA dist.JPG
Natural range of Paspalum dilatatum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: dallis grass

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. dilatatum occurs in natural communities such as cypress-pond pine swamps, riverbanks, pond shores, floodplains, along limestone glades, and flatwoods. It will also grow in areas prone to human disturbance such as vacant lots, fire lanes, forest edges, ditches, roadsides, and lawns. P. dilatatum has been found growing in shaded or sunny conditions in sand, loamy sand, and loamy clay.[2]

Associated species of P. dilatatum include Houstonia nigricans, Rudbeckia triloba, Panicum anceps, Cladium sp., Panicum plicatulum, Panicum urvillei, Sporobolus vaginiflorus, Sida ulmifolia, Oxalis debilis, and Calyptocarpus vialis.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, R. K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, Mabel Kral, R. Kral, H. Kurz, and Gil Nelson. States and counties: Florida: Franklin, Gadsden, Hernando, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Nassau, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, and Walton. Georgia: Early and Grady.