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Paspalum floridanum
Florida paspalum is a rhizomatous perennial grass native to the eastern United States, growing up to about 2 m tall in wet ditches, woods and marshy ground. It thrives with consistent moisture and suits wet or naturalistic planting rather than dry lawns.
Paspalum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida paspalum. It is native to the eastern United States.
This rhizomatous perennial grass has stems which can exceed 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height. The leaf blades are up to 52 cm (20 in) long and may be hairless to hairy, with a dense coating of hairs behind the ligules. The inflorescence is a panicle with up to 6 branches. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paspalum floridanum 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.
