Poaceae
Coconut paspalum
Paspalum laxum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Paspalum laxumPoaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Coconut paspalum
Synonyms
- Paspalum floribundum Desv.
- Paspalum glabrum Poir.
- Paspalum helleri Nash
- Paspalum ischnocaulon Trin.
- Paspalum koleopodum Steud.
- Paspalum lanceolatum J.C.Mikan ex Trin.
- Paspalum laxum var. lamarckianum Döll
- Paspalum laxum var. laxum
- Paspalum miliare Spreng.
- Paspalum milioideum Desv. ex Poir.
- Paspalum rhizomatosum Steud.
- Paspalum richardii Steud.
- Paspalum sinuosum Desv.
- Paspalum tenacissimum Mez
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.