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Revision as of 13:18, 24 May 2018

Paspalum floridanum
Paspalum floridanum 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. floridianum
Binomial name
Paspalum floridanum
Michx.
PASP FLOR DIST.JPG
Natural range of Paspalum floridanum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: none

Description

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

Distribution

P. floridanum is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Texas to New Jersey. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

P. floridanum proliferates in wet forests and pine savannas. [2]

Phenology

P. floridanum flowers May-July and September. <ref name= "PanFlora"> PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PAFL4
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.