Paspalum repens
Water Paspalum
Also known as: Axonopus repens (P.J.Bergius) Torrend +14 more
- Axonopus repens (P.J.Bergius) Torrend
- Ceresia fluitans Elliott
- Cymatochloa fluitans (Elliott) Schltdl.
- Cymatochloa pyramidalis (Nees) Döll
- Cymatochloa repens (P.J.Bergius) Schltdl.
- Paspalum bistipulatum Hochst. ex Steud.
- Paspalum fluctuans Larrañaga
- Paspalum fluitans (Elliott) Kunth
- Paspalum frankii Steud.
- Paspalum mucronatum Muhl.
- Paspalum natans J.Le Conte
- Paspalum natans Leconte
- Paspalum pyramidale Nees
- Paspalum repens var. fluitans (Elliott) Wipff & S.D.Jones
- Paspalum repens var. repens
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Paspalum repens (commonly known as Water Paspalum) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is part of the broad Paspalum genus, encompassing over 350 species globally.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, West Virginia