Poaceae

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei Steud.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalum

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Common names

By language (5)

Afrikaans: Langbeenwatergras, Langbeen-paspalum
Chinese: 丝毛雀稗, 吳氏雀稗, 吴氏雀稗, 絲毛雀稗
English: Vasey's grass
Japanese: タチスズメノヒエ
Persian: ارزن باتلاقی آمریکایی

Synonyms

Paspalum dilatatum var. parviflorum Döll
Paspalum griseum Hack. ex Loefgr.
Paspalum griseum Hack.
Paspalum larranagae Arechav.
Paspalum ovatum var. parviflorum Nees
Paspalum vaseyanum Scribn.
Paspalum velutinum Trin. ex Nees
Paspalum virgatum var. parviflorum Döll
Paspalum virgatum var. pubiflorum Vasey

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Barreiro Agustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Barreiro Agustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernardo Domingues, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, 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.