Paspalum urvillei
| Paspalum urvillei | |
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| Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Paspalum |
| Species: | P. urvillei |
| Binomial name | |
| Paspalum urvillei Steud. | |
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| Natural range of Paspalum urvillei from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Vasey's grass
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Paspalum urvillei is a perennial graminoid species.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
P. urvillei occurs mainly in moist sandy soil, but can be found in sandy loam, wet marshy areas, alluvial outwash, sand in shallow water, calcareous talus, wet peaty soil, white sand, and dry loamy clay (FSU Herbarium). It can occur in native communities, including pine flatwoods, thickets, marshy clearings in floodplain forests, and river bluffs, as well as bordering swamps, springs, and ponds (FSU Herbarium). However, it also occurs in disturbed areas, including roadsides, power line corridors, ditches, waste ground areas, vacant lots, cultivated ground, old fields, spoil banks, and construction sites (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowering and fruiting has been observed in January, as well as in April through December (FSU Herbarium).
Fire ecology
This species has been found in habitat that burns annually (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Andre F. Clewell, R. A. Pursell, Bruce Hansen, R. E. Perdue, Jr., George M. Riegler, George R. Cooley, Richard J. Eaton, James D. Ray, Jr., Richard S. Mitchell, R. Kral, P. L. Redfearn, John B. Nelson, Cecil R Slaughter, Gary R. Knight, S. W. Leonard, William R. Stimson, R. Komarek, D. C. Hunt, R. F. Doren, and Richard R. Clinebell II. States and Counties: Florida: Baker, Broward, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Orange, Pasco, Putnam, Seminole, St Johns, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
