Poaceae

Brownseed paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum Michx.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalum

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Brownseed paspalum: The Brownseed Paspalum is native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas and has been planted beyond as fodder. Known in Latin America as Camalote. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 高雀稗, 皱稃雀稗
English: Brownseed paspalum

Synonyms

Panicum antillense Husn.
Panicum plicatulum (Michx.) Kuntze
Paspalum antillense Husn.
Paspalum atrocarpum Steud.
Paspalum caespitosum Hochst. ex Döll
Paspalum campestre Schltdl.
Paspalum caperatum Swallen
Paspalum decumbens Sagot ex Döll
Paspalum formosum Swallen
Paspalum lachneum Trin. ex Döll
Paspalum lenticulare Kunth
Paspalum lenticulare f. intumescens (Döll) Killeen
Paspalum marginatum Spreng. ex Steud.
Paspalum montevidense Spreng.
Paspalum multiflorum Desv.
Paspalum oligostachyum var. pilosum Döll
Paspalum orthos Kunth
Paspalum paludosum Swallen
Paspalum pauperculum E.Fourn.
Paspalum pauperculum var. altius E.Fourn.
Paspalum plicatulum subsp. montevidense (Spreng.) Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.
Paspalum plicatulum subsp. plicatulum
Paspalum plicatulum var. cinereum Döll
Paspalum plicatulum var. ellipticum Döll
Paspalum plicatulum var. genuinum Parodi
Paspalum plicatulum var. glabrum Arechav.
Paspalum plicatulum var. intumescens Döll
Paspalum plicatulum var. longipilum Hack.
Paspalum plicatulum var. oblongum Döll
Paspalum plicatulum var. plicatulum
Paspalum plicatulum var. rigidum Döll
Paspalum plicatulum var. villosissima Pilg.
Paspalum plicatum Pers.
Paspalum plicatum subsp. montevidense (Spreng.) Roseng., B.R.Arrill. & Izag.
Paspalum pontanalis Swallen
Paspalum pubifolium J.Presl
Paspalum ramosum Swallen
Paspalum saxatile Salzm. ex Döll
Paspalum scrobiculatum var. orbiculatum Döll
Paspalum tenue Kunth

and 3 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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.