Paspalum setaceum
Paspalum setaceum | |
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Photo by Shirley Denton 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. setaceum |
Binomial name | |
Paspalum setaceum Michx. | |
Natural range of Paspalum setaceum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: P. debile (Michaux)
Varieties: Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium (Michaux), Paspalum setaceum var. longepedunculatum (LeConte), Paspalum setaceum var. muhlengergii (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. rigidifolium (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. stramineum (Nash), Paspalum setaceum var. supinum (Bosc ex Poiret), Paspalum setaceum var. villosissimum (Nash)
Description
P. setaceum is a perennial graminoind of the Poaceeae family that is native to North America. [1]