Paspalum vaginatum
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Also known as: Digitaria paspalodes subsp. longipes (Lange) Willk. & Lange +14 more
- Digitaria paspalodes subsp. longipes (Lange) Willk. & Lange
- Digitaria paspalodes var. longipes (Lange) Willk. & Lange
- Digitaria paspaloides var. longipes (Lange) Wilke & Lange
- Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Magnier
- Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Magnier ex Debeaux
- Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Philippe
- Digitaria vaginata var. longipes (Lange) Sennen
- Paspalum boryanum J.Presl
- Paspalum brachiatum Trin. ex Nees
- Paspalum brachiatum Trin., 1829
- Paspalum didactylum Salzm. ex Steud.
- Paspalum distichum Duss, 1897
- Paspalum distichum subsp. anpinense Hayata
- Paspalum distichum subsp. littorale (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey
- Paspalum distichum subsp. nanum (Döll) Stapf
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in North America and South America, Paspalum vaginatum (commonly known as Biscuit Grass or Seashore Paspalum) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry 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, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, 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)
Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) I., Congo, Cook Is., Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marquesas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Yemen, Zaïre