Paspalum praecox

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Paspalum praecox
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: P. praecox
Binomial name
Paspalum praecox
Walter
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Natural range of Paspalum praecox from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: early paspalum

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been found growing in open areas of longleaf and slash pine in wet, sandy and peaty soils (FSU Herbarium). It has also been found in moist, loose, and loamy sands of ditches along trails within pine plantations (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species can be found in burned, open longleaf pine areas (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes