Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
810
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
H2, 17, 24
Habit
-
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
Barley
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
जौ
Seashore Paspalum
In German
Gerste
Seashore Paspalum
In French
orge
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
cebada
Paspalum
In Greek
κριθάρι
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
cevada
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
jęczmień
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
hordei
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Cyperales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Triticeae
Paniceae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
620
1
27800
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