Paspalum convexum
Latin American Crowngrass, Mexican Paspalum
Also known as: Paspalum ancylocarpum Nees ex Steud. +9 more
- Paspalum ancylocarpum Nees ex Steud.
- Paspalum comosum Flüggé ex Knuth
- Paspalum convexum Willd. ex Döll
- Paspalum encylocarpum Nees
- Paspalum hemicryptum C.Wright
- Paspalum inops var. major Beal
- Paspalum inops var. majus Vasey ex Beal
- Paspalum inops Vasey
- Paspalum plicatulum var. subrotundum Döll
- Paspalum villifolium Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in South America, Paspalum convexum (commonly known as Latin American Crowngrass or Mexican paspalum) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
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)
Cuba, India, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago