hairyseed paspalum
Family
PoaceaeScientific Name
Paspalum pubiflorum
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Paspalum geminum
Paspalum pubiflorum var. glabrum
Paspalum laeviglume
Habit
Hairyseed paspalum is a perennial warm season grass that spreads by short compact rhizomes.
Leaves
Leaves are 10 to 15 cm long, and 6 to 14 mm wide and hairless. Leaf sheaths are open with a few stiff hairs at the base. It has a membranous ligule (1-3mm).
Flower Seed Head
The inflorescence consist of 3 to 5 racemes. Spikelets are 2.8-3.2mm long and yellow to greenish in color.
Seed Fruit
The seed is round and pale in color, about 3mm long and 1-9mm wide. No hair present on the seed.
Where Found
It can be found growing in wet to moist areas in wooded areas, and wetland habitats.
Leaf Hair on Upper Surface
hairs on basal half only
Leaf Arrangement
rolled in bud
Mature Leaf Width
6 to 15 mm
Stem
flat or oval
Seedhead
panicle
Life Cycle
perennial
Auricle
not present
Ligule
membrane
Ligule Length
2-3 mm
Plant Type
Grass