Paspalum repens

Paspalum repens, known as horsetail paspalum or water paspalum, is a species of grass native to South America, Central America, and North America.[1][2][3] It is often called Paspalum fluitans,[2] though this name is treated as a synonym of P. repens in Kew's Plants of the World Online database and the Flora of North America project.[3]

Paspalum repens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Paspalum
Species:
P. repens
Binomial name
Paspalum repens
P.J.Bergius
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list
  • Ceresia fluitans Elliott
  • Cymatochloa fluitans (Elliott) Schltdl.
  • Cymatochloa repens (P.J.Bergius) Schltdl.
  • Paspalum bistipulatum Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Paspalum fluctuans Larrañaga
  • Paspalum fluitans (Elliott) Kunth
  • Paspalum frankii Steud.
  • Paspalum gracile Rudge
  • Paspalum mucronatum Muhl.
  • Paspalum natans Leconte
  • Paspalum paniculatum Walter
  • Paspalum pyramidale Nees
  • Paspalum repens var. fluitans (Elliott) Wipff & S.D.Jones

References
  1. "Paspalum repens P.J.Bergius". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Paspalum fluitans". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Allen, C. M.; Hall, D. W. "Paspalum repens". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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