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Paspalum ceresia

Paspalum ceresia
Photo: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph; Mathiae Andreae Schmidt., Public domain

Paspalum ceresia is a South American grass from the Poaceae family, native to a range from Ecuador to northwest Argentina. Little is documented about its cultivation, so care notes below are general guidance for warm-climate grasses.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil or a loamy mix.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Ecuador to NW. Argentina
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Paspalum ceresia is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru).

Other Paspalum plants

Paspalum azuayense · Paspalum batianoffii · Pitchfork crowngrass · Blodgett's crowngrass · Paspalum canarae · Hilograss · Dallisgrass · Knotgrass · Florida paspalum · Field paspalum · Bahiagrass · Brownseed paspalum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paspalum ceresia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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