ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Paspalum distichum

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Paspalum
Species: Paspalum distichum
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1759

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Paspalum distichum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

35 synonyms in this snapshot

Anastrophus paspalodesName author: (Michx.) Nash
Digitaria distichaName author: (L.) Fiori & Paol.
Digitaria paspalodesName author: Michx.
Dimorphostachys oajacensisName author: (Steud.) E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
Milium distichumName author: (L.) Muhl.
Milium paspalodesName author: (Michx.) Elliott
Panicum digitariaName author: (Poir.) Latirr.
Panicum digitarioidesName author: Raspail ex Steud.
Panicum fernandezianumName author: Colla
Panicum paspaliformeName author: J.Presl
Panicum polyrrhizumName author: J.Presl
Paspalum berteroanumName author: Balb. ex Colla
Paspalum bracteatumName author: Dufour ex Kunth
Paspalum chepicaName author: Steud.
Paspalum digitariaName author: Poir.
Paspalum distichum subsp. paspalodesName author: (Michx.) Thell.
Paspalum distichum subsp. paucispicatumName author: (Vasey) Verloove & Reynders
Paspalum distichum var. digitariaName author: (Poir.) Hack.
Paspalum distichum var. indutumName author: Shinners
Paspalum distichum var. longirepensName author: Domin
Paspalum distichum var. microstachyumName author: Domin
Paspalum distichum var. paspalodesName author: (Michx.) Thell.
Paspalum elliottiiName author: S.Watson
Paspalum fernandezianumName author: Colla
Paspalum glaucifoliumName author: Bertero ex Colla
Paspalum michauxianumName author: Kunth
Paspalum oajacenseName author: Hemsl.
Paspalum oaxacenseName author: Steud.
Paspalum paspaliformeName author: J.Presl
Paspalum paspalodesName author: (Michx.) Scribn.
Paspalum paspalodes var. paspalodesName author: Not supplied
Paspalum paucispicatumName author: Vasey
Paspalum polyrrhizumName author: J.Presl
Paspalum schaffneriName author: Griseb. ex E.Fourn.
Paspalum vaginatum var. pubescensName author: Döll

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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