Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Paspalum notatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Bahia-grass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum notatum var. notatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-005:
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
FAMILY
Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bahia-grass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_notatum_saurae_7927
June Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_notatum_saurae_7932
June Iredell County NC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_notatum_saurae_7933
June Iredell County NC
Inflorescence consists of 2 racemes, occ. another (rarely 2) just below, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3508
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190708_9839
July Greenville County SC
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_notatum_saurae_8061
July Catawba County NC
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JK Marlow jkm180813_3747
August Greenville County SC
V-shaped inflorescence high above basal tufts of lvs makes this conspicuous, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm081026_027
October Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Shallow, often exposed, reddish to purple-colored, rhizomes, per Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses.
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JK Marlow jkm0311g_13
November Chester County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Paspalum notatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum notatum var. notatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-005:
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
FAMILY
Poaceae
1033
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Non-native: Tropical America
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon north of FL)
Look for it on roadsides and disturbed areas, sometimes planted as a coarse turfgrass or a pasture grass, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes stout, plants mat-forming
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle of 2 racemose branches, occasionally 1-2 below
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain brownish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p242
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p606
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p142
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p055