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Paspalum dilatatum Perennial, warm, introduced, fair grazing for wildlife, good grazing for livestock. 1-4' tall, erect or widely spreading stems growing from a decumbent base with short knotted rhizomes. The culms are knee-like at the base, usually with dark and swollen nodes. The blades are over 1/2" wide. The long, extended, nodding panicles have 3-5 racemes, with long hairs at the axils. The spikelets are in pairs on short pedicels and look as if there were 4 rows of seed. The seed are covered with fine silky hairs (resemble tomato seeds). Grows most abundantly in bottomland pastures that are properly managed. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10. |
Paspalum setaceum var. cilialifolium Perennial, warm, native, fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. 1 1/4-3 1/4' tall with spreading stems growing from a small base. The sheaths are usually smooth but the lower ones can be hairy. The leaves are 5-15" long and 1/8-1/2" wide with many hairs along the margin. The inflorescence usually has two racemes. The seed appear in pairs, flat and round with a slightly pointed tip and covered with sparse, short hairs. Grows on a variety of soils throughout the State. Grazed mostly following rains as it greens up rapidly. Increases as the better grasses are grazed out. Areas 1, 2, 3. |
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Created: August 15, 1996
Updated: May 23, 1997