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was a selected plant in the Palustris Experimental Forest in central Lousiana – a representative of the lower coastal plain – second growth longleaf pine (Pearson_HA etal_1982).  
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It was a selected plant in the Palustris Experimental Forest in central Lousiana – a representative of the lower coastal plain – second growth longleaf pine (Pearson_HA etal_1982).
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Revision as of 12:05, 10 July 2015

Paspalum bifidum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: P. bifidum
Binomial name
Paspalum bifidum
(Bertol.) Nash
PASP BIFI dist.jpg
Natural range of Paspalum bifidum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: pitchfork crowngrass

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It was a selected plant in the Palustris Experimental Forest in central Lousiana – a representative of the lower coastal plain – second growth longleaf pine (Pearson_HA etal_1982).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Pearson, H. A., H. E. Grelen, et al. (1982). Botanical composition and nutritive value of cattle diets on southern pine range. New Orleans, LA, USDA Forest Service, Research Paper SO-178.: 24.