Poaceae
Peruvian paspalum
Paspalum racemosum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Paspalum racemosumPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Peruvian paspalum
Synonyms
- Maizilla stolonifera (Bosc) Schltdl.
- Milium latifolium Cav.
- Paspalanthium stoloniferum (Bosc) Desv.
- Paspalum biglume Steud.
- Paspalum manabiense Mez
- Paspalum purpureum Ruiz & Pav.
- Paspalum stoloniferum Bosc
- Paspalum triglume Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, 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.