Poaceae
Thin paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Thin paspalum
Synonyms
- Paspalum ciliatifolium var. ciliatifolium
Flowers
- In flower
- June to October (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zm77, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zihao Wang, 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.