Thick Ditch Crowngrass
Paspalum arundinaceum
Also known as: Slender Ditch Paspalum
- Native to:
- Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, United States, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Forsyth, William, 1772-1835,Batchelder, Frederick William,,Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Straits Branch,Providence Franklin Society Noble, George H Bennett, James L. Plants of Rhode Island Providence Franklin Society,Baker, Mary Francis, 1876-1941,Linder, David H.(David Hunt),1899-1946,author Harvard African Expedition(1926-1927),Hotchkiss, Neil, 1901- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Paspalum
- Species:
- Paspalum arundinaceum
- USDA Symbol:
- PAAR6
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rhizomes following fire; tolerates periodic burning typical of wet prairie and marsh edge habitats.
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Commonly found in wetland areas