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Taxon:  Paspalum unispicatum (Scribn. & Merr.) Nash



Summary
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:
103529
Place of publication:
N. Amer. fl. 17:193. 1912
Verified:
03/09/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Beetle, A. A. 1977. Noteworthy grasses from Mexico V. Phytologia 37:387.
  2. Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
  3. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  5. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  6. Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:519.
Common names
English
one-spike paspalum –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4Naturalized     
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • MESOAMERICA: Honduras
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador
Naturalized ()
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103529. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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