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    Paspalum distichum is a species of perennial grass that forms clumps and spreads via rhizomes and stolons. It is native to parts of the tropical Americas but has been widely introduced elsewhere. The grass grows up to 60cm tall and its inflorescence has two branches lined with spikelets. It is a food source for birds like the long-tailed widowbird.

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    Paspalum distichum is a species of perennial grass that forms clumps and spreads via rhizomes and stolons. It is native to parts of the tropical Americas but has been widely introduced elsewhere. The grass grows up to 60cm tall and its inflorescence has two branches lined with spikelets. It is a food source for birds like the long-tailed widowbird.

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    Paspalum distichum

    Paspalum distichum is a species of grass. Common names include


    knotgrass,[1] water finger-grass,[2] couch paspalum, eternity Paspalum distichum
    grass, gingergrass, and Thompson grass.[3] Its native range is Scientific classification
    obscure because it has long been present on most continents, and
    in most areas it is certainly an introduced species. Its native range Kingdom: Plantae
    probably includes parts of the tropical Americas. Clade: Tracheophytes
    This is a perennial grass forming clumps and spreading via Clade: Angiosperms
    rhizomes and stolons. It grows decumbent or erect to a maximum Clade: Monocots
    height near 60 centimeters. The inflorescence is usually divided
    into two branches lined with spikelets. Clade: Commelinids

    Paspalum distichum is a food source for several avian species, Order: Poales
    including the long-tailed widowbird. Family: Poaceae
    Genus: Paspalum
    References
    Species: P. distichum
    1. "Paspalum distichum" (https://plants.usda.gov/core/profil Binomial name
    e?symbol=PADI6). Natural Resources Conservation
    Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved Paspalum distichum
    31 January 2016. L.
    2. "BSBI List 2007" (https://www.webcitation.org/6VqJ46at
    N?url=http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.
    Archived from the original (http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BSBIList2007.xls) (xls) on 2015-01-25.
    Retrieved 2014-10-17.
    3. "Paspalum distichum" (https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?
    id=26845). Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service
    (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 January 2018.

    External links
    Jepson Manual Treatment (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,9170,
    9172)
    Grass Manual Treatment (https://web.archive.org/web/20110611161939/http://herbarium.usu.e
    du/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Paspalum_distichum&type=treatment)
    Photo gallery (http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-ta
    xon=Paspalum+distichum)

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paspalum_distichum&oldid=924056648"

    This page was last edited on 1 November 2019, at 14:47 (UTC).


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