Poaceae
Arrocillo
Paspalum paniculatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 多穗雀稗, 开穗雀稗, 開穗雀稗
- English
- Arrocillo
- French
- Herbe-duvet
Synonyms
- Axonopus paniculatus Mez ex Torrend
- Panicum paniculatum (L.) Kuntze
- Paspalum affine Bello
- Paspalum compressicaule Raddi
- Paspalum cordovense E.Fourn.
- Paspalum galmarra F.M.Bailey
- Paspalum guineense Steud.
- Paspalum haemisphericum Poir.
- Paspalum multispica Steud.
- Paspalum paniculatum var. minor S.Moore
- Paspalum paniculatum var. minus C.Moore
- Paspalum paniculatum var. rigidum Schltdl. ex E.Fourn.
- Paspalum polystachyum Salzm. ex Steud.
- Paspalum strictum Pers.
- Paspalum supinum Rupr. ex Galeotti
Flowers
- In flower
- January, May, September (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Abraham Sánchez Romero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: fernnerva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: fernnerva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: André Vasconcelos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: André Vasconcelos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.