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Paspalum conjugatum Berg.
hilograss
Symbol: PACO14
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Line drawing of Paspalum conjugatum to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for PACO14
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Plant Distribution by State

Paspalum conjugatum Berg.

PACO14

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Alabama
Florida
Hawaii
Louisiana
Mississippi
Puerto Rico
Texas
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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Paspalum conjugatum Berg.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 58 species in Paspalum

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Classification:
Paspalum conjugatum Berg.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Paspalum L. – crowngrass
                               Species Paspalum conjugatum Berg. – hilograss

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Invasive Information:
Paspalum conjugatum Berg.
        Hilo grass
        ti grass
        sour grass
        rehn wei
        muhsrasre
        herbe creole
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Paspalum conjugatum Berg.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ NO FAC NO NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO FAC FAC+

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Paspalum conjugatum Berg.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41015.

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Related Web Sites:
Paspalum conjugatum Berg.

    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
    Texas A&M;: Grass Images
    University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

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