Poaceae
Ribbed paspalum
Paspalum malacophyllum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Paspalum malacophyllumPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 稜稃雀稗, 棱稃雀稗
- English
- Ribbed paspalum
Synonyms
- Anachyris paspaloides Nees
- Anachyris rosea E.Fourn.
- Anachyris rosea E.Fourn. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Anachyris setaria E.Fourn.
- Anachyris setosa E.Fourn.
- Panicum malacophyllum (Trin.) Kuntze
- Panicum malacophyllum var. cordobense Kuntze
- Panicum malacophyllum var. elongatum (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Paspalum boliviense Chase
- Paspalum eitenii Swallen
- Paspalum elongatum Griseb.
- Paspalum malacophyllum f. parviflora Hack.
- Paspalum malacophyllum var. ciliatum Döll
- Paspalum malacophyllum var. elongatum (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Paspalum malacophyllum var. genuinum Döll
- Paspalum malacophyllum var. glabrescens Döll
- Paspalum malacophyllum var. longipilum Hack.
- Paspalum malacophyllum var. petiolatum Döll
- Paspalum planiusculum Swallen
- Paspalum quadrifarium var. elongatum (Griseb.) Hack.
- Paspalum tenuifolium Swallen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.