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Paspalum vaginatum

seashore paspalum
  • Photo by: Forest and Kim Starr, NRCS USDA

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

seashore paspalum

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Paspalum vaginatum

Familia:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

grass

Tamaño:

0.3-0.8 ft tall by spreads ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

evergreen

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Used as a turf grass or in a wet meadow.

Consideraciones:

Said to be hard to cut and requires frequent cutting. If cut too low, it may recover slowly.

Disponibilidad:

Specialty Provider

Propagación:

This sod former can be acquired as sod or sprigged from pieces of rhizomes.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Hábitats nativos:

Beaches, borders of salt marshes, disturbed brackish sites.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Similar in general appearance to St. Augustine grass. To look nice as a turf grass, seashore paspalum requires water and fertilizer and needs frequent mowing. High tolerance for heat and salt and will tolerate some shade. Tolerates some traffic and can recover quickly from moderate wear during spring and summer, but not suited to heavy uses such as ball fields. There is question on how appropriate it is to consider the cultivated varieties native.



The range in Florida is essentially the sandy coastal areas.  A few other herbarium specimens appear to have been gathered from disturbed areas.  Given that this species is being used as a turf grass, we can expect it to occasionally occur outside of its historic settings.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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