Paspalum conjugatum
Buffalo Grass, Crab Grass
Other regional names: Carabao Grass +7 more
- Carabao Grass
- Cow Grass
- Hilo Grass
- Hilograss
- Johnston Grass
- Johnston River Grass
- Sour Paspalum
- Sourgrass
Also known as: Digitaria conjugata (P.J.Bergius) Schult. +14 more
- Digitaria conjugata (P.J.Bergius) Schult.
- Panicum conjugatum (P.J.Bergius) Roxb.
- Paspalum africanum Poir.
- Paspalum bicrurum Salzm. ex Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum f. tristachyum Beetle
- Paspalum conjugatum subsp. parviflorum Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum subsp. pubescens Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum subsp. tristachyum Vanderyst
- Paspalum conjugatum var. conjugatum
- Paspalum conjugatum var. parviflorum Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum var. pubescens Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum var. tristachyum Vanderyst
- Paspalum dolichopus Trin. ex Steud.
- Paspalum hirsutum Poir.
- Paspalum renggeri Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Paspalum conjugatum (commonly known as Buffalo Grass or Crab Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zaïre