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Paspalum saurae

Synonyms: Paspalum notatum var. saurae (homotypic)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Screening - Summer [2]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Bloom Period [2]  Early Summer
Drought Tolerance [2]  High
Fire Tolerance [2]  High
Frost Free Days [2]  7 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Fall
Growth Form [2]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [2]  Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Rapid
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Seed, Sprig
Regrowth Rate [2]  Slow
Root Depth [2]  20 inches (51 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Seed Vigor [2]  High
Seeds Per [2]  272640 / lb (601068 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Prostrate
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Moderate
Flower Color [2]  Yellow
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Height [2]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [2]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile
Water Use [2]  Low

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0