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Taxon:  Paspalum conspersum Schrad.



Summary
Genus:
Paspalum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:
26836
Place of publication:
J. A. Schultes, Mant. 2:174. 1824
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature, where both the name and its diagnosis and description are ascribed to Schrader (Melbourne ICN Art. 46.2)
Verified:
03/08/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Paspalum virgatum L. var. conspersum (Schrad. ex Schult.) Doll

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Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  4. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
  5. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  6. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:456.
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. Catalogo de la familia Poaceae en la Republica Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47. 1994
Common names
English
scattered paspalum –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Jalisco, Morelos]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
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=26836. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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