Paspalum nicorae Parodi GRIN-Global

Taxon: Paspalum nicorae Parodi

Summary

Genus:

Paspalum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paspaleae

Subtribe:

Paspalinae

Nomen number:

26888

Place of publication:

Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 8:82. 1943

Verified:

08/05/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

45 (45 active, 45 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Paspalum plicatulum Michx. var. arenarium Arechav.

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Reference(s)

Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969-
Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Hanson, A. A. Grass varieties in the United States. 1972
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
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
Brunswick grass –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay
4	Naturalized

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

Naturalized ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
Environmental	erosion control		Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995

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=26888. Accessed 21 July 2025.