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Paspalum distichum L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 41005

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Paspalum paucispicatum Vasey
		Paspalum distinctum L.
		Digitaria paspaloides Michx.
		Paspalum paspaloides (Michx.) Scribn.
		Paspalum distichum var. indutum Shinners
		Anastrophus paspaloides (Michx.) Nash
		Anastrophus paspaloides (Scribner) Nash
		Digitaria disticha (L.) Fiori & Paol.
		Digitaria paspalodes Michx.
		Dimorphostachys oaxacensis (Steud.) E. Fourn. ex Hemsl.
		Milium distichum (L.) Muhl.
		Milium paspalodes (Michx.) Elliott
		Panicum fernandezianum Colla
		Panicum paspaliforme J. Presl
		Panicum polyrrhizum J. Presl
		Paspalum bracteatum Dufour ex Kunth
		Paspalum chepica Steud.
		Paspalum digitaria Poir.
		Paspalum elliottii S. Watson
		Paspalum fernandezianum Colla
		Paspalum michauxianum Kunth
		Paspalum oaxacense Steud.
		Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn.
		Paspalum schaffneri Griseb. ex E. Fourn.
		Paspalum schaffneri Griseb. ex Hemsl.
		Paspalum vaginatum Döll
		Paspalum distichum ssp. paspalodes (Michx.) Thell.
		Paspalum distichum var. digitaria (Poir.) Hack.
		Paspalum paspalodes var. paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn.
		Paspalum vaginatum var. pubescens Döll
	Common Name(s):	knotgrass
		knotroot paspalum

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
	Order	Poales
	Family	Poaceae – grasses, graminées
	Genus	Paspalum L. – paspalum, crowngrass
	Species	Paspalum distichum L. – knotgrass, knotroot paspalum

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	Source:	Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)
	Acquired:	2009
	Notes:	Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
	Reference for:	Paspalum distichum

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Paspalum distichum

	Source:	Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
	Reference for:	Paspalum distichum

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Paspalum distichum

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Paspalum distichum

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Geographic Information


	Geographic Division:	Oceania
		Caribbean
		North America
		South America

	Jurisdiction/Origin:	Continental US, Native
		Hawaii, Native
		Caribbean Territories, Native

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