. Common plants of longleaf pine-bluestem range. Plant ecology; Grasses; Forage plants. PASPALUMS Paspalum spp. The native paspalums, though rarely abundant, are often conspicuous in the range vegetation. Flori- da paspalum, which is probably the most plentiful, ranks among the tallest native grasses. Brownseed paspalum and fringeleaf paspalum are common. At least two introduced species are widely used as forage. Dallisgrass, Paspalum dilatatum Poir., is seeded on improved pasture. Vaseygrass, P. urvillei Steud., is a common roadside weed sometimes grown for hay. Since these two species someti
. Common plants of longleaf pine-bluestem range. Plant ecology; Grasses; Forage plants. PASPALUMS Paspalum spp. The native paspalums, though rarely abundant, are often conspicuous in the range vegetation. Flori- da paspalum, which is probably the most plentiful, ranks among the tallest native grasses. Brownseed paspalum and fringeleaf paspalum are common. At least two introduced species are widely used as forage. Dallisgrass, Paspalum dilatatum Poir., is seeded on improved pasture. Vaseygrass, P. urvillei Steud., is a common roadside weed sometimes grown for hay. Since these two species sometimes escape to the range, they have been included in the key. Key to paspalum grasses HABIT & LEAF, LIGULE x2 RACEME HEIGHT, cm. AND BASE X 1 /3 X2/3 or 1/3 SPIKELET 1 CULMS ARISING FROM SHORT, SCALY RHIZOMES 2 Plants robust, 1-2 m. tall; sheaths hairy; racemes 2-5, ascending; spikelets green, glabrous, 4 mm. long P. jloridanum, Florida paspalum— 2 Plants not robust, mostly less than 1 m. tall, sheaths generally glabrous, racemes 3-8, spreading; spikelets brown at maturity, gla- brous, mm. long P. plicatulum, brownseed paspalum— 1 CULMS NOT ARISING FROM SCALY RHIZOMES, BUT GROW- ING IN TUFTS OR CLUMPS, WITH OR WITHOUT KNOTTY BASAL PARTS 3 Spikelets glabrous, not ovate- pointed; plants 1 m. or less in height 4 Spikelets green; blades strong- ly ciliate, racemes 1-3 P. ciliatifolium, fringeleaf paspalum— 4 Spikelets brown; blades not ciliate; racemes 3-10 P. plicatulum (see above) 3 Spikelets fringed with long, silky hairs, ovate-pointed; plant usual- ly more than 1 m. tall 5 Racemes 12-20, ascending, crowded; spikelets mm. long, sheaths hirsute, fre- quently papillose, purplish in color P. urvillei, vaseygrass— 5 Racemes 3-5, spreading, not crowded; spikelets mm. long; sheaths usually glabrous, the lower sometimes harshly pilose at the base P. dilatatum, dallisgrass—. 21. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page imag
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