Scientific Name: Paspalum vaginatum   (Paspalum distichum)

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  • Pronunciation:
    pas-PALE-um vadge-ee-NAR-tum
  • Common Name:
    Saltwater Couch
  • Derivation:
    Paspalum: from the Greek paspalos (a kind of millet). vaginatum: from the Latin vagina (sheath) and -ata (possessing). Inflorescences concealed or partially concealed in uppermost leaf-sheaths.
  • Type:
    Herb Grass erect or decumbent , mat-forming
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Status:
    See cultural notes
  • Flowers:
    Panicles have two racemes (rarely three) arising at apex of stem,each1.5-7cm long.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Salt water swamps and sand dunes.
  • Species List:
    Grass book, Cranks Creek, AH Collection, weeds,
Cultural Notes

Stanley & Ross and Sydney Grass Book say this is a native species. Ausgrass CD says introduced

Identification Notes

Nodes and leaf blades hairless, leaf sheath may have hairs on upper margins.

Landscaping Notes

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