Paspalum dilatatum
Common name
paspalum
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
PASDIL
Flower colours
Black
Year naturalised
1896
Origin
South America; Brazil to Argentina
Etymology
paspalum: The Greek name for millet