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Blue crowngrass

Paspalum caespitosum Flüggé

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Paspalum

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Common names

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English
Blue crowngrass

Synonyms

  • Paspalum alainii León
  • Paspalum caespitosum var. longifolium Vasey
  • Paspalum dissectum Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Paspalum gracile Poir.
  • Paspalum heterophyllum Desv. ex Poir.
  • Paspalum lineare E.Fourn.
  • Paspalum poiretii Roem. & Schult.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.