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The following species in the grass genus Paspalum are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] Species are somewhat difficult to delineate by traditional morphological methods. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Paspalum is a genus of plants in the grass family. [3] [4] The group is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Commonly known as paspalum, bahiagrasses, crowngrasses or dallis grasses, many of the species are tall perennial New World grasses. They are warm-season C 4 grasses and are most diverse in subtropical and ...
The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs (non-grass herbaceous plants). Pasture is typically grazed throughout the summer, in contrast to meadow which is ungrazed or used for grazing only after being mown to make hay for animal fodder. [2]
Urochloa is the single most important genus of forage grass for pastures in the tropics. [23] Urochloa cultivars can grow in infertile and acidic soils. [ 23 ] Brazil is the leading user and producer of Urochloa seeds in the Americas.
Tussock grasses are often found as forage in pastures and ornamental grasses in gardens. [1] [2] [3] Many species have long roots that may reach two meters (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) or more into the soil, which can aid slope stabilization, erosion control, and soil porosity for precipitation absorption. Also, their roots can reach moisture more deeply ...
Grasses of the United States — native grass species in the family Poaceae; Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. * Native ...
This category is for the plants in the grasses category with native habitat information in the family Poaceae Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grass taxonomy . Further information: Grass
Some fescues are used as ornamental and turf grasses and as pasture and hay for livestock, being a highly nutritious stock feed. [5] Festuca rubra and F. rubra subsp. commutata are used as lawn grasses, and these species, F. arundinacea, and F. trachyphylla are used in parks, deforested areas, and sports fields for land stabilization.