Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Paspalidium geminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This taxon is sometimes considered an introduction from the Old World, but its occurrence in undisturbed wetlands remote from extensive human activity suggests that it is native, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalidium geminatum var. paludivagum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paspalidium geminatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Paspalidium geminatum
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Paspalidium geminatum var. geminatum
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Paspalidium geminatum var. paludivagum
INCLUDING Nomenclatural changes in Setaria and Paspalidium (Poaceae: Paniceae) (Webster, 1995)
Setaria geminata var. geminata
INCLUDING Nomenclatural changes in Setaria and Paspalidium (Poaceae: Paniceae) (Webster, 1995)
Setaria geminata var. paludivaga
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-017:
Panicum paludivagum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum geminatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum paludivagum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum geminatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum paludivagum
COMMON NAME:
Alligator Grass, Paspalidium, Kissimmee Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_page5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_papa30_001_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Paspalidium geminatum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paspalidium geminatum var. paludivagum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paspalidium geminatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Paspalidium geminatum
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Paspalidium geminatum var. geminatum
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Paspalidium geminatum var. paludivagum
INCLUDING
Nomenclatural changes in Setaria and Paspalidium (Poaceae: Paniceae) (Webster, 1995)
Setaria geminata var. geminata
INCLUDING
Nomenclatural changes in Setaria and Paspalidium (Poaceae: Paniceae) (Webster, 1995)
Setaria geminata var. paludivaga
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-81-017:
Panicum paludivagum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum geminatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Panicum paludivagum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum geminatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Panicum paludivagum
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Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Deep water of marshes, graminoid-dominated sloughs and swamps (e.g. holes in cypress domes – in sun), and disturbed wet areas including canals, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare in GA
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain
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