PLANTS Profile for Paspalum notatum var. latiflorum (bahiagrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll
bahiagrass

Symbol:

PANOL3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Cuba, Jaguey Grande. Usage Requirements.

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Distribution:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll


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USA (LA, TX)

Related Taxa:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 83 species in Paspalum, 3 varieties in Paspalum notatum Flueggé

Classification:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

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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 notatum Flueggé – bahiagrass
Variety	Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll – bahiagrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

Paspalum notatum
Bahia grass

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

Paspalum notatum:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU+,FAC

FACU+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566290.

Related Web Sites:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll

AL-Controlling Smutgrass in Alabama Pastures

GA-Smutgrass Control in Pastures and Hay Fields

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 05:03 AM MDT