Poaceae
Talquezal
Paspalum virgatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Paspalum virgatumPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 粗秆雀稗, 粗稈雀稗
- English
- Talquezal
Synonyms
- Panicum lagascae var. virgatum (L.) Kuntze
- Paspalum lagascae var. virgatum (L.) Kuntze
- Paspalum latifolium Spreng.
- Paspalum leucocheilum C.Wright
- Paspalum platyphyllum Schult. & Schult.f.
- Paspalum virgatum var. ciliatum Döll
- Paspalum virgatum var. jacquinianum Flüggé
- Paspalum virgatum var. linneanum Flüggé
- Paspalum virgatum var. stramineum Griseb.
- Paspalum virgatum var. willdenowianum Flüggé
- Paspalum wettsteinii Hack.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.