Paspalum fluitans

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusPaspalum
Species:Paspalum fluitans (Elliott) Kunth
Common NameHorsetail Paspalum
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; 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 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (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
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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

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Ballard (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carroll (KY), Crittenden (KY), Daviess (KY), Fulton (KY), Henderson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Marshall (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY), Pendleton (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Union (KY), Benton (TN), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Fayette (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lake (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100152956 Union Kentucky 27 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5234
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152931 Ohio Kentucky 15 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4526
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152972 Marion Tennessee 05 Sep 1988 Henry R. DeSelm
320
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152899 Livingston Kentucky 26 Aug 1970 Raymond Athey
1190
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152873 Fulton Kentucky 05 Oct 1984 Raymond Athey
5062
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152865 Daviess Kentucky 04 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5365
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017489 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017486 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017491 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043041 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0056080 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043046 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0093965 Henderson Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
BRIT267545 Calloway Kentucky
VDB
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152881 Henderson Kentucky 03 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5312
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100734100 Ballard Kentucky 14 Sep 1983 Marc Evans
8052
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152907 Marshall Kentucky 08 Sep 1973 Raymond Athey
2561
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31973000022980 Pendleton Kentucky 27 Aug 1987 Thieret, John
56075
KNK
Paspalum fluitans
MDKY00005044 Livingston Kentucky
MDKY
Paspalum fluitans
MDKY00005047 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0018178 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017487 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017484 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017493 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0052972 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043049 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043051 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152832 Calloway Kentucky 04 Oct 1984 Raymond Athey
5054
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152923 McLean Kentucky 24 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5587
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
MDKY00005045 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Paspalum fluitans
MDKY00005046 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017481 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043035 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0052996 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043038 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043050 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152915 McCracken Kentucky 07 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1233
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152816 Ballard Kentucky 06 Oct 1996 Ronald L. Jones
8001
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152857 Crittenden Kentucky 27 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5214
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31973000022976 Campbell Kentucky 29 Sep 1997 Naczi, Robert
6983
KNK
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017482 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0243472 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
UCHT001837 Benton Tennessee 21 Sep 2011 David H. Webb
7819
UCHT
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043037 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043052 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152824 Ballard Kentucky 10 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1244
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA006793 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA006795 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
31973000022978 Carroll Kentucky 21 Oct 1985 Thieret, John
56254
KNK
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017485 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043036 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043034 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043047 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0069318 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA025254 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA025656 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
BRIT267550 McCracken Kentucky
VDB
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152840 Campbell Kentucky 20 Aug 2010 Landon E. McKinney
11204
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152808 Ballard Kentucky 24 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2516
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA006794 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
MDKY00005048 Ballard Kentucky
MDKY
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017492 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043039 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043043 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0093966 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043040 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
31234100152949 Union Kentucky 28 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5276
EKY
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA006790 Campbell Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA006792 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA006791 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
MDKY00005049 Livingston Kentucky
MDKY
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017494 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017488 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0032217 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043048 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0098074 Montgomery Tennessee 23 Aug 2018 Edward Chester
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043042 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0089504 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
31973000022974 Campbell Kentucky 04 Oct 1993 Naczi, Robert
3559
KNK
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017490 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
TENN-V-0017483 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0070449 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0069317 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0043044 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
APSC0077961 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Paspalum fluitans
BEREA025184 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Paspalum fluitans
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