Poaceae
Japanese paspalum
Paspalum thunbergii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 雀稗
- English
- Japanese paspalum
- Japanese
- スズメノヒエ
Synonyms
- Paspalum thunbergii var. minor Makino
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.