Paspalidium

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Watercrown grass
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Paspalidium distans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Genus:
Paspalidium

Type species
Paspalidium geminatum

Paspalidium(watercrown grass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. [2] [1] [3]

Paspalidium includes about 40 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] They are annuals and perennials. [8] Many species were formerly included in genus Setaria , and some authorities continue to list them there.

Species [9] [10]
formerly included [9]

see Holcolemma Setaria Whiteochloa

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