Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paspalum setaceum var. muhlenbergii
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Plants in the P. setaceum group usually grow 1.5-2.5 feet tall, with several well-spaced stem leaves and several ± crowded basal leaves. This variety features hairy leaf surfaces and margins. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum setaceum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paspalum setaceum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Tennessee Flora Committee (2015)
Paspalum setaceum var. muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Paspalum setaceum var. muhlenbergii
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-012:
Paspalum setaceum FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Paspalum ciliatifolium var. muhlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Paspalum pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paspalum pubescens
COMMON NAME:
thin paspalum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_papu8_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_papu8_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pase5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pase5_002_pvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paspalum setaceum var. muhlenbergii
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum setaceum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paspalum setaceum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Tennessee Flora Committee (2015)
Paspalum setaceum var. muehlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Paspalum setaceum var. muhlenbergii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-012:
Paspalum setaceum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Paspalum ciliatifolium var. muhlenbergii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Paspalum pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paspalum pubescens
4736
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Dry or moist soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping], with short rhizomes
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Panicles both terminal and axillary
FRUIT:
Grain yellowish
Grain
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