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Poaceae

Latin American crowngrass

Paspalum convexum Flüggé

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Paspalum

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Common names

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English
Latin American crowngrass

Synonyms

  • Paspalum ancylocarpum Nees ex Steud.
  • Paspalum comosum Flüggé ex R.Knuth
  • Paspalum hemicryptum C.Wright
  • Paspalum inops Vasey
  • Paspalum inops var. majus Vasey ex Beal
  • Paspalum plicatulum var. subrotundum Döll
  • Paspalum villifolium Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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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.