ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Paspalum virgatum

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 virgatum
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 virgatum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

11 synonyms in this snapshot

Panicum lagascae var. virgatumName author: (L.) Kuntze
Paspalum lagascae var. virgatumName author: (L.) Kuntze
Paspalum latifoliumName author: Spreng.
Paspalum leucocheilumName author: C.Wright
Paspalum platyphyllumName author: Schult. & Schult.f.
Paspalum virgatum var. ciliatumName author: Döll
Paspalum virgatum var. jacquinianumName author: Flüggé
Paspalum virgatum var. linneanumName author: Flüggé
Paspalum virgatum var. stramineumName author: Griseb.
Paspalum virgatum var. willdenowianumName author: Flüggé
Paspalum wettsteiniiName author: Hack.

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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