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Brownseed Paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum

Other common name(s):

Brownseed Paspale

Family:

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

East Central Texas Plains, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Southern Post Oak Savanna
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Grass & Sedge

Height

2
to
3.5
ft.

Spread

.5
to
1
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nesting Material

Wildlife Benefit

Birds

Maintenance

A warm season bunch grass. Spreads by rhizomes. Can be codominant with Little Bluestem in prairies. Propagation: Clump division. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Florets each have a large brown spot. The foliage is wiry, green to gray-green or blue-green. Native Habitat: coastal prairies, along forest margins, and in disturbed areas. Attracts: birds and small mammals eat seeds,
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Paspalum texanum

References

1) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PAPL3, 2) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=41035#null, 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=18718&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Paspalum+plicatulum&formsubmit=Search+Terms, 5) Hatch, Umphres,, Ardoin, 2015, Field Guide to Common Texas Grasses, pg 222., 6) https://warcapps.usgs.gov/PlantID/Species/Details/3525, 7) https://rangeplants.tamu.edu/plant/brownseed-paspalum/

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Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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