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Paspalum notatum Flueggé
bahiagrass

       
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Paspalum notatum Flueggé

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Distribution:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

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USA (AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, LA, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 83 species in Paspalum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. latiflorum J. Döll. . Image Available.
Paspalum notatum var. latiflorum
bahiagrass
Distribution of Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. notatum. .
Paspalum notatum var. notatum
bahiagrass
Distribution of Paspalum notatum Flueggé var. saurae Parodi. . Image Available.
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
bahiagrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

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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
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

Bahia grass

This plant 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

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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

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+ FACU+ NI NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO FAC NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller     Low       Low  
Yarrow             Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 41000.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Paspalum notatum Flueggé

AL-Controlling Smutgrass in Alabama Pastures

GA-Smutgrass Control in Pastures and Hay Fields

Texas A&M: Grass Images

 
 
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