Thin Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum

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Poaceae

Native to: Florida native

Florida abundance and distribution: Common throughout most of Florida

Recognition: Perennial forms clumps up to 3‘ tall. Leaf blades broad and slightly wavy narrowing to a sharp point with stiff hairs along margins. Ligule short and fringed. Inflorescence slender and branching with seeds tightly spaced along undersides of stalks.

Other: Extremely common weed in lawns and along roadsides.

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