Vasey Grass
Paspalum urvillei
Summary 5
Paspalum urvillei is a species of grass known by the common name Vasey's grass, or Vaseygrass. It is native to South America, and it is known in parts of North America as an introduced species. It is a noxious weed where it has been introduced in Hawaii and New Caledonia. It grows well in disturbed habitat, often in moist areas. This is a rhizomatous perennial grass which may reach 2 meters tall. The leaves are up...
Description 6
Tall, erect, densely tufted perennial grass. The inflorescence bears up to 20 racemes of spikelets. Spikelets light green, covered in whitish fluffy hairs.
Sources and Credits
- (c) John Tann, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3235518315_02be862858_o.jpg
- (c) Michael P. Riggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael P. Riggs
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/10/107140-3.jpg
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/10/107140-1.jpg
- Adapted by Kate Wagner from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paspalum_urvillei
- (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/30275410
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