Paspalum nutans
Also known as: Paspalum boivinii Steud. +6 more
- Paspalum boivinii Steud.
- Paspalum curvistachyum Raddi
- Paspalum heteropodium Steud.
- Paspalum lloydii Nash
- Paspalum protensum Trin.
- Paspalum setaceum Duss, 1897
- Paspalum singulare Link
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
Find Reference Images
Google-powered external web search for Paspalum nutans
Found natively in North America and South America, Paspalum nutans is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, 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)
Chagos Archipelago, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles