paspalum

Paspalum notatum

Common name: Paspalum, Bahia Grass

Paspalum is a warm season perennial. It is a low, mat forming grass with simple lateral branches. This grass stands erect, has deep roots and prefers moist, sandy soils but can also grow in dry areas. The leaves are dark green, about 4 to 10 mm wide and 6-25cm long. Because of its fibrous roots, dense tough sods form. The flowers have 2 to several branches and grows mainly in spring, summer and autumn. There are many types of paspalum in Australia.

Distribution:

Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales.

Western Australia: Gardner, Fitzgerald, Drummond.

Queensland: Cook, North Kennedy, Leichhardt, Burnett, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, Moreton.

New South Wales: North Coast, Central Coast, Southern Tablelands, North-Western Slopes.

Bibliography:

Simon, B.K. and Sharp, D. (2002) CD Ausgrass: grasses of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Environmental protection Agency, Brisbane

http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/documnts/paspnot.html http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/DATA/Pf000291.htm