Paspalum — 5 species
Botanical species in the genus Paspalum recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Paspalum conjugatum
Paspalum conjugatum
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Paspalum conjugatum has a wide range of climatic tolerance, growing wild in the tropics and subtropics and spreading widely as a weed outside its range. It is best adapted to humid climates. Succeeds in a wide range of habitats, growing well in full sun to moderate shade, in a wide range of soils including acidic, low-nutrient soils, and in wet as well as drier soils.
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Paspalum dilatatum
Paspalum dilatatum
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Paspalum dilatatum grows best in the subtropical zone in regions without a dry season, or with only one or two monhs without rain. It is often cultivated and can succeed from the tropics to the warmer parts of the temperate zone; it can be found at elevations up to 2,300 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 13 - 36°c.
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Paspalum distichum
Paspalum distichum
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the temperate zone to the tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 1 - 36°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about °c, but young growth can be severely damaged at °c.
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Paspalum notatum
Paspalum notatum
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropical and subtropical zones, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 30°c, but can tolerate 5 - 36°c. When dormant, the roots of the plant can survive temperatures down to about -10°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c.
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Paspalum scrobiculatum
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
A plant of low to fairly high elevations in the tropics and subtropics, being found from sea level to 3,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature ranges from 25 - 27°c, also succeeding in the range 5 - 33°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 1,600mm, but can tolerate 800 - 4,300mm.
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