Poaceae
Wright's paspalum
Paspalum wrightii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wright's paspalum, Water paspalum
Synonyms
- Paspalum hydrophilum Henrard
- Paspalum luticola Swallen
- Paspalum platyaxis (Döll) Mez
- Paspalum plicatulum var. multinode Hack.
- Paspalum plicatulum var. subplicatum Hack.
- Paspalum virgatum var. glabriusculum Flüggé
- Paspalum virgatum var. platyaxis Döll
- Paspalum virgatum var. platyaxon Döll
- Paspalum virgatum var. subplicatum Hack.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jake Smith, CC0, 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.