Poaceae
Seashore paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 海雀稗
- English
- Seashore paspalum
- French
- Chiendent de bord de mer
- Japanese
- サワスズメノヒエ
- Thai
- หญ้านมหนอน
Synonyms
- Digitaria foliosa Lag.
- Digitaria paspalodes var. longipes (Lange) Willk. & Lange
- Digitaria tristachya Schult.
- Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Philippe
- Digitaria vaginata (Sw.) Magnier
- Digitaria vaginata var. longipes (Lange) Sennen
- Panicum littorale (R.Br.) Kuntze
- Panicum vaginatum (Sw.) Godr.
- Paspalum boryanum J.Presl
- Paspalum brachiatum Trin. ex Nees
- Paspalum didactylum Salzm. ex Steud.
- Paspalum distichum subsp. vaginatum (Sw.) Maire
- Paspalum distichum var. ampinense Hayata
- Paspalum distichum var. anpinense Hayata
- Paspalum distichum var. littorale F.M.Bailey
- Paspalum distichum var. longerepens Domin
- Paspalum distichum var. nanum (Döll) Stapf
- Paspalum distichum var. tristachyum (Schult.) Alph.Wood
- Paspalum distichum var. vaginatum (Sw.) Griseb.
- Paspalum fissifolium Nees ex Döll
- Paspalum foliosum (Lag.) Kunth
- Paspalum furcatum var. fissum Döll
- Paspalum gayanum É.Desv.
- Paspalum inflatum A.Rich.
- Paspalum jaguaense León
- Paspalum kleinianum J.Presl
- Paspalum kora J.R.Forst. ex Spreng.
- Paspalum littorale R.Br.
- Paspalum moandaense Vanderyst
- Paspalum reimarioides Chapm.
- Paspalum reptans Poir. ex Döll
- Paspalum squamatum Steud.
- Paspalum tristachyum Leconte
- Paspalum vaginatum f. longipes Lange
- Paspalum vaginatum subsp. nanum (Döll) Loxton
- Paspalum vaginatum var. littorale (R.Br.) Trin.
- Paspalum vaginatum var. longipes Lange
- Paspalum vaginatum var. nanum Döll
- Paspalum vaginatum var. reimarioides Chapm.
- Sanguinaria vaginata (Sw.) Bubani
Flowers
- In flower
- June, August to February (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chrystel LACZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Herwig Mees, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.