Species

Paspalum dilatatum

Etymology

Paspalum: The Greek name for millet

Common Name(s)

paspalum

Authority

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PASDIL

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Flower Colours

Black

Year Naturalised

1896

Origin

South America; Brazil to Argentina

This page last updated on 4 May 2011