Paspalum plicatulum

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Family:	POACEAE
Species:	Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
Common Name:	Brown Seed Crowngrass
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	PAPL3
Plant Notes:	Brown Seed Crowngrass is a native herbaceous perennial in the Grass family (Poaceae). It is native to areas of North and South America as well as the Caribbean between 30 degrees south and 30 degrees north latitude. In Alabama it is found in the southern third of the state. Brown Seed Crowngrass occurs in coastal prairies, in longleaf pine forests, in pine savannas, on the banks of ponds and rivers, and on roadsides. It is a clump-forming perennial with a short rhizome. The culms are erect, glabrous, and 1-3 feet in height. The leaves are alternate, linear in outline, flat or conduplicate (folded lengthwise with the upper surface within), glabrous, and with entire margins. They are often glaucous and gray- or blueish-green in color. Flowers are produced in terminal panicles of 2-7 divergent branches. The paired spikelets are flat on one side and convex on the other, elliptic to ovate in outline, and greenish-brown in color. Mature spikelets have a large distinctive brown spot. The fruit is a grain. Brown Seed Crowngrass is sometimes planted for pastures, hay production, and for erosion control. Several cultivars are available. It begins growth earlier in the spring than most other warm-season grasses, and remains green throughout most of the winter months.--A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native, FAC (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	POACEAE - Grass family
Genus	Paspalum
Species	Paspalum plicatulum Michx. - Brown Seed Crowngrass

Citation

Citation	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 45. 1803.
Basionym:	**
Type:	"Georgia et Florida", without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: US(fragm)).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Panicum plicatulum	Panicum plicatulum (Michaux) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 363. 1898.	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux 1803.
Paspalum antillense	Paspalum antillense Husnot, Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie, ser. 2. 5: 260. 1871.		GUADELOUPE: Without data, Husnot 76 (holotype: BR; isotype: US(fragm)).
Paspalum atrocarpum	Paspalum atrocarpum Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 25. 1853.
Paspalum campestre	Paspalum campestre Schlechtendal, Linnaea 26: 131. 1853, non Trinius 1834.		VENEZUELA
Paspalum gracile	Paspalum gracile Leconte, J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 91: 285. 1820, non Rudge 1805.		GEORGIA
Paspalum leptos	Paspalum leptos Schultes, Mant. 2: 173. 1824.	Paspalum gracile Leconte 1820, non Rudge 1805.
Paspalum montevidense	Paspalum montevidense Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 1: 246. 1824 ("1825").		URUGUAY: Montevideo, s.d., Sellow 670 (holotype: B?; isotype: US(fragm)).
Paspalum multiflorum	Paspalum multiflorum Desvaux, Opusc. Sci. Phys. Nat. 58. 1831.		BRAZIL: Without data (holotype: P; isotype: US(fragm)).
Paspalum pauperculum	Paspalum pauperculum E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 10. 1886.		MEXICO: San Luis Potosí: San Luis Potosí, 1851, Virlet 1320 (holotype: P; isotype: US(fragm)).
Paspalum pauperculum var. altius	Paspalum pauperculum E. Fournier, var. altius E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 10. 1886.		MEXICO: Veracruz: Orizaba, s.d., Bourgeau 2633 [mis-cited as 2033] (holotype: P).
Paspalum plicatulum subsp. montevidense	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux, subsp. montevidense (Sprengel) Rosengurtt et al., Gram. Urug. 373. 1970.	Paspalum montevidense Sprengel 1824.
Paspalum plicatulum var. genuinum	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux, var. genuinum Parodi, Revista Mus. La Plata 1: 231. 1937, nom. inadmiss.	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux 1803.
Paspalum plicatulum var. glabrum	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux, var. glabrum Arechavaleta, Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 1: 58. 1894.		URUGUAY
Paspalum plicatulum var. intumescens	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux, var. intumescens Döll, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 77. 1877.		BRAZIL: Minas Gerais: Lagoa Santa, s.d., Warming s.n. (holotype: KR; isotype: US).
Paspalum plicatulum var. villosissimum	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux, var. villosissimum Pilger, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 131. 1901.		BRAZIL: Matto Grosso: Cuiabá Valley above Rosario, 11 Apr 1899, Pilger 440 (holotype: B; isotype: BAA(fragm)).
Paspalum plicatum	Paspalum plicatum Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 86. 1805, nom. illegit.	Paspalum plicatulum Michaux 1803.
Paspalum pubifolium	Paspalum pubifolium J. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 219. 1830.		PERU: Huanuco: Huanuco, s.d., Haenke s.n. (holotype: PR; isotype: US(fragm)).
Paspalum ramosum	Paspalum ramosum Swallen, Phytologia 14: 380. 1967.		BRAZIL: Rio Grande do Sul: Instituto Agronomico do Sul, Pelotas, 10 Nov 1954, Sacco 221 (holotype: US).
Paspalum tenue	Paspalum tenue Kunth, Revis. Gramin. 26. 1829, nom. illegit. et non Gaertner 1791.	Paspalum leptos Schultes 1824; Paspalum gracile Leconte 1820, non Rudge 1805.
Paspalum undulatum	Paspalum undulatum Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 29. 1804.		PUERTO RICO: Without data, Ledru s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: US(fragm)).
Paspalum virgatum var. undulatum	Paspalum virgatum Linnaeus, var. undulatum A. W. Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl., ed. 2. 390. 1871.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 1890

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
USAM000012379	Mobile	10 Jun 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11130	USAM Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0010678	Crenshaw	07 Jun 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16482	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
TROY000012488	Butler	14 Jul 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17801	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0043448	Baldwin	10 Aug 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 827	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
UWAL0039528	Houston	18 Aug 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27631	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
USAM000012383	Mobile	14 May 1975	LeLong, Michel G. 8452	USAM Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0049270	Escambia	03 May 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5491	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
TROY000044322	Houston	18 Aug 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27631	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000012489	Crenshaw	07 Jun 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16482	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
AUA000018511	Lowndes	11 Sep 1954	Davis, Donald E.	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.
ALNHS00006692	Montgomery	05 Oct 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4946	ALNHS Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
UWAL0014703	Bullock	27 Jun 2012	Dykes, Bailee 937	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000035174	Pike	15 Aug 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23233	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0009079	Houston	10 Aug 2006	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12514	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
AUA000018508	Coffee	13 Aug 1973	Kral, Robert 51235	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.
UWAL0043449	Baldwin	12 May 2000	Larsen, Harry S. 1360	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
TROY000046426	Montgomery	19 Jun 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27492	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0039702	Houston	05 May 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27367	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000035434	Crenshaw	25 Sep 2006	Kral, Robert 97661	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000016745	Henry	24 Jul 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19610	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000012487	Butler	27 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17640	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
AUA000018509	Covington	4 Jun 1992	Diamond, Alvin R. 8308	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.
UNA00005492	Mobile	20 Jun 1884	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
USAM000012384	Mobile	17 Oct 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4883	USAM Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000029807	Houston	10 Aug 2006	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12514	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000036279	Bullock	27 Jun 2012	Dykes, Bailee 937	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0039294	Houston	09 Jun 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27459	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0011106	Pike	15 Aug 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23233	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UNA00005477	Baldwin	06 Jun 1890	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
USAM000012382	Baldwin	18 May 1975	LeLong, Michel G. 8461	USAM Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
AUA000018510	Geneva	1 Jul 1993	Diamond, Alvin R. 8719	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.
UNA00066750	Crenshaw	07 Jun 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16482	UNA Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
UWAL0010217	Crenshaw	25 Sep 2006	Kral, Robert 97661	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
TROY000012491	Geneva	25 May 2001	Kral, Robert 91149	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UNA00056466	Baldwin	24 May 1980	Haynes, Robert R. 7798	UNA Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
UNA00005487	Mobile	20 Jun 1884	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Paspalum plicatulum Michx.
USAM000012381	Mobile	17 Jun 1980	LeLong, Michel G. 11152	USAM Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000047122	Baldwin	18 May 1975	Lelong, Michel G. 8461	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
USAM000012380	Mobile	28 May 2004	Zebryk, Tad 8548	USAM Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0038280	Baldwin	18 May 1975	LeLong, Michel G. 8461	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000012490	Covington	18 May 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17587	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000026896	Conecuh	22 Jun 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19454	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000030726	Lowndes	11 Sep 1954	Davis, Donald E. s.n.	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
AUA000026985	Baldwin	11 Dec 2007	Barger, T. Wayne PERD-279	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.
AUA000037931	Escambia	3 May 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5491	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.
TROY000046401	Houston	05 May 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27367	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000050033	Escambia	03 May 2012	Hansen, Curtis J. 5491	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
UWAL0039700	Montgomery	19 Jun 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27492	UWAL Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
TROY000043971	Houston	09 Jun 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27459	TROY Paspalum plicatulum Michaux
AUA000024441	Houston	10 Aug 2006	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12514	AUA Paspalum Plicatulum Michx.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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