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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Paspalum urvillei

by Forest and Kim Starr
Common Name(s)
Vasey's grass
Synonym(s)
Paspalum larranagai, Paspalum griseum

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Perennial

Growth Form:  grass

Brazil, Southern South America: Argentina; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay and Western South America: Bolivia

Paspallum urvillei is a perennial grass in the Poaceae family.

Not sold as an ornamental but is sold as pasture grass and can be a contaminant in seed.

External Resources
GBIF Species Page
USDA Plants Database page
Tropicos Species Page
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
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