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Learn more about Vasey Grass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Paspalum urvillei
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalum urvillei
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-74-007:
Paspalum urvillei
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Paspalum urvillei
COMMON NAME:
Vasey Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_paur2_002_lvd
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Glen Peterson gkp9305_purvillei01
August Spartanburg County SC
Inflorescence 7-20 ascending to arched-spreading racemes on a single axis, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Glen Peterson gkp9317_purvilleivsdilata
August Spartanburg County SC
Culms of P. urvillei (left) 1-2m tall, vs. P. dilatatum (right) 0.6-1.2m tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Glen Peterson gkp9318_purvillei02
August Spartanburg County SC
Lowest sheaths often densely hairy and turning brown to purple later, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Glen Peterson gkp9329_purvillei03
August Spartanburg County SC
Ligule a long membrane, 4-8mm, w long hair tufts behind, collar often dark, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Glen Peterson gkp9338_pdilatatumvsurvel
August Spartanburg County SC
Ligules of P. dilatatum (on left) vs. P. urvillei (on right).
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Glen Peterson gkp9381
August Spartanburg County SC
Spikelets 4-rowed, light-green often with dark flowering parts extending, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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Glen Peterson gkp9381_pdilatatumvsurvel
August Spartanburg County SC
P. dilatatum on the left, P. urvillei on the right.
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JK Marlow jkm140822_856b
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaf blades 3-15mm wide, pilose at base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow jkm140822_857
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm081009_184b
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
Spikelets 2-3mm with conspicuous silky hairs, a rare occurrence in Paspalum, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm081009_186
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
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JK Marlow s051029_f
October Oconee County SC