Paspalum repens P.J. Bergius
Detail
- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Paspalum repens P.J. Bergius
- Common Name
- Water Paspalum, Horsetail Paspalum
- Synonym(s)
- Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Paspalum fluitans (Elliott) Kunth
- Comments
- Although sometimes treated as Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth, there does not appear to be any recent research that supports its separation from the wide-ranging and variable P. repens.
- Habitat
- Seasonally flooded sloughs in floodplain forests and alluvial swamps; seasonally exposed, sandy, gravelly, or rocky river shores and bars. Infrequent in the Piedmont and inner Coastal Plain, but can be locally numerous in favorable habitats.
- Native Status
- Native
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