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Paspalum laeve Michx.
field paspalum
Symbol: PALA10
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Paspalum laeve (field paspalum) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
PALA10 Paspalum laeve Michx.
 

PACI8

Paspalum circulare Nash
 

PALAC

Paspalum laeve Michx. var. circulare (Nash) Stone
 

PALAP

Paspalum laeve Michx. var. pilosum Scribn.
 

PALO10

Paspalum longipilum Nash
 

PAPL7

Paspalum plenipilum Nash
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State Distributional Map for PALA10
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Plant Distribution by State

Paspalum laeve Michx.

PALA10

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Related Taxa:
Paspalum laeve Michx.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 58 species in Paspalum

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Classification:
Paspalum laeve Michx.

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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 laeve Michx. – field paspalum

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Paspalum laeve Michx.
This plant and the synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Connecticut:
       field paspalum     Endangered
New York:
    Paspalum laeve Michx. var. circulare (Nash) Stone
       round field beadgrass     Endangered
    Paspalum laeve Michx. var. pilosum Scribn.
       hairy field beadgrass     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Paspalum laeve Michx.
        field paspalum
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.
KY   Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Paspalum laeve Michx.
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,FACW- FAC+ FACW- FACW- NO FAC FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Paspalum laeve Michx.

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 41024.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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