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Revision as of 12:27, 24 May 2018

Paspalum laeve
Paspalum laeve AFP.jpg
Photo by Keith Bradley hosted at Atlas of Florida Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Moncots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: P. laeve
Binomial name
Paspalum laeve
Michx.
PASP LAEV DIST.JPG
Natural range of Paspalum laeve from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: P. longipilum(Nash)

Variety: Paspalum laeve var. circulare (Nash) Stone

Description

P. laeve is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

P. laeve is found throughout the southeastern United States, reaching as far north as New York and Michigan, and as far west as Texas and Kansas. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

This perennial grass is commonly found on forest edges, and disturbed areas. [2]

The grass has a intermediate level of shade and drought tolerance. [1] P. laeve flowers infrequently during June and September.[3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora