Slender Ditch Paspalum
Paspalum arundinaceum
- 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, Virgin Islands, Windward Is.
Lundell, Cyrus Longworth,1907-1964,author Standley, Paul Carpenter,1884-1963,author,Puerto Rico. Department of Agriculture and Labor Puerto Rico. Department of Agriculture Puerto Rico. Department of Agriculture and Commerce,Arechavaleta, José, 1838-1912 Museo Nacional de Montevideo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Paspalum
- Species:
- Paspalum arundinaceum
- USDA Symbol:
- PASE3
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, waterfowl
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts from rhizomes following fire; tolerates occasional burning in wetland prairie systems.