PLANTS Profile for Paspalum distichum (knotgrass)

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Paspalum distichum L.
knotgrass

Symbol:

PADI6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Paspalum distichum L.

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Synonyms:
Paspalum distichum L.

	DIPA14	Digitaria paspaloides Michx.
	PADII2	Paspalum distichum L. var. indutum Shinners
	PAPA24	Paspalum paspaloides (Michx.) Scribn.

Distribution:
Paspalum distichum L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Paspalum distichum L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 83 species in Paspalum

Classification:
Paspalum distichum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Paspalum L. – crowngrass
Species	Paspalum distichum L. – knotgrass

Introduced Information:
Paspalum distichum L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Paspalum distichum L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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FACW,OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW+

OBL*

OBL

FACW

OBL

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Paspalum distichum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41005.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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