Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
World/Pandemic
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
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Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
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Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Foundation
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Seashore Paspalum
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Seashore Paspalum
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Paspalum
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Paspalum maris
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Lilopsida
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Order
Cyperales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Paniceae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
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Number of Species
20100
1
27800
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