Poaceae
Florida paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Florida paspalum
Synonyms
- Paspalum altissimum Leconte
- Paspalum difforme Leconte
- Paspalum floridanum var. floridanum
- Paspalum floridanum var. glabratum Engelm.
- Paspalum giganteum Baldwin ex Vasey
- Paspalum glabratum (Vasey) C.Mohr
- Paspalum glabrum Bosc ex Flüggé
- Paspalum laeve var. altissimum (Leconte) Alph.Wood
- Paspalum laeve var. floridanum (Michx.) Alph.Wood
- Paspalum laevigatum Bosc ex Poir.
- Paspalum longicilium Nash
- Paspalum longissimum K.Schum.
- Paspalum macrospermum Flüggé
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.