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Paspalum bifidum
Paspalum bifidum (Bertol.) Nash
Pitchfork Crown Grass, Pitchfork Crowngrass, Pitchfork Paspalum
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Paspalum bifidum var. projectum
USDA Symbol: PABI3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , BrownBloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MO , MS , NC , OK , SC , TN , TX , VANative Habitat: Edges of forests in longleaf pine-oak-grass ecosystems, usually in dry to mesic loamy sandy soils.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FAC | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Paspalum bifidum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Paspalum bifidum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Paspalum bifidum
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR