Paspalum notatum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Paspalum
Species:	Paspalum notatum Flugge
Common Name	Bahiagrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Paspalum notatum var. latiflorum	Paspalum notatum var. latiflorum
Paspalum notatum var. typicum	Paspalum notatum var. typicum (Alain ex Flüggé) Parodi
Paspalum taphrophyllum	Paspalum taphrophyllum Steud.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount (TN), DeKalb (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Shelby (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2019 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0017722	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017719	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017718	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017714	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017723	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017727	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017717	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017724	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017726	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017720	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017721	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017716	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017715	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
TENN-V-0017725	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Paspalum notatum
APSC0043075	Marion	Tennessee			APSC Paspalum notatum
ETSU026307	Hawkins	Tennessee	25 Jun 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19472	ETSU Paspalum notatum
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	25 Jun 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Paspalum notatum
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	07 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Paspalum notatum
ETSU026728	Hawkins	Tennessee	07 Sep 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19884	ETSU Paspalum notatum

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Paspalum notatum

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