Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Paspalum urvillei Steud. POACEAE vasey grass, pasto vasey, giant paspalum, upright paspalum, tall paspalum Disturbed areas, Minor problem species Origin: South America Growth Form: Graminoid Plant Description: Tufted perennial grass up to 2.5 m high. Inflorescence of 10-18 racemes, spikelets paired, ciliate 2-3 mm long. Key Features: Control: Comments: More information: NRCS Plants Database Photo - flowers Larry Allain @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Illustration USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. Photo - flowers Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Photo - flowers K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - flowers K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - inflorescence K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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