Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Grass
Origin
-
World/Pandemic
Types
-
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
10010
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Blue, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Gray Green, Copper
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced, soluble fertilizer, Compost
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Beautiful Skin, Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, used as a dye
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Diabetes, Diuretic, Hepatitis, Urinary tract problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used for producing cooking oil
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
VITIS 'Buffalo'
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
Black Grape
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
काले अंगूर
Seashore Paspalum
In German
schwarze Trauben
Seashore Paspalum
In French
raisins noirs
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
uvas negras
Paspalum
In Greek
μαύρα σταφύλια
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
uvas pretas
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
czarne winogrona
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
nigra, uvae
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Rhamnales
Cyperales
Family
Vitaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Vitis
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Paniceae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
3220
1
27800
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