familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Paniceae
genusPaspalum
speciesPaspalum setaceum
varietyPaspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium

Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium

(Michx.) Vasey
Charles M. Allen, David W. Hall
Common names: Fringeleaf paspalum
Synonyms: Paspalum eggertii Paspalum ciliatifolium
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 590.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Cindy Roché, Linda A. Vorobik

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants erect to spreading. Leaves mostly cauline; blades 2-32 cm long, 3-18 mm wide, lax to somewhat stiff, glabrous or with a few hairs along the midrib (rarely shortly pilose), dark green to purple, margins scabrous, ciliate. Panicle branches 2-11.9 cm; branch axes 0.6-1.2 mm wide. Spikelets 1.7-2 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide, elliptic to obovate, pubescent or occasionally glabrous; lower lemmas with an evident midvein; upper florets 1.7-2 mm.

Discussion

Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium is the most variable and widespread of the nine varieties of P. setaceum. It usually grows in sandy soil in open areas, including disturbed areas, of prairies and forest margins. Its range extends from Louisiana and the eastern United States to Panama, the West Indies, and Bermuda.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
20 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +
Anther quantity
3 +
Apex shape
rounded +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Arm cell quantity
anatomy +  and kranz +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
Charles M. Allen +  and David W. Hall +
Authority
(Michx.) Vasey +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn quantity
single +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
divergent +  and parallel +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
membranous +
Base width
thick +
Blade architecture
disarticulating +  and pseudopetiolate +
Blade architecture or arrangement
lax +
Blade coloration
dark green +  and purple +
Blade fragility
stiff +
Blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (32 cm320 mm <br />0.32 m <br />) +
Blade position
adaxial +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
with a few hairs +  and glabrous +
Blade shape
usually linear +  and lanceolate occasionally ovate +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Branch architecture
secund +
Branch arrangement
arranged +
Branch atypical some measurement
17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br /> (?) +
Branch axis architecture
winged +
Branch axis pubescence
glabrous +
Branch axis pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Branch axis shape
flattened +
Branch axis width
0.6mm +  and 1.2mm +
Branch course or shape
arcuate +
Branch orientation
ascending;spreading +
Branch position
axillary +
Branch quantity
1;6 +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Branch some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Bristle fusion
distinct +
Callus development
not developed +
Callus shape
ringlike +
Caryopsis architecture or shape
cleft +
Caryopsis coloration
white +
Caryopsis presence
absent +
Caryopsis shape
elliptic +  and suborbicular +
Cilium length or size
sometimes longer +
Common name
Fringeleaf paspalum +
Culm architecture
branched +  and solid +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm growth form or orientation
decumbent +
Culm orientation
prostrate +, spreading +  and erect +
Culm some measurement
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (110 cm1,100 mm <br />1.1 m <br />) +
Culm texture
woody +
Distal cell length or size
long +
Distal cell size or width
narrow +
Distribution
Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Va. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Wis. +, W.Va. +, Ont. +, Fla. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, La. +, Tenn. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, Mass. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, Puerto Rico +, Colo. +, Md. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Ariz. +, Kans. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, Ohio +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Mont. +, Miss. +, Ky. +  and S.Dak. +
Embryo quantity
1/2 +
Embryo shape
waisted +
Embryo size
large +
Endosperm texture
hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Flap character
germination +
Floret architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret atypical quantity
3 +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret palea development
well-developed +
Floret palea presence
absent +
Floret palea size
reduced +
Floret quantity
2 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Floret shape
compressed +  and terete +
Fusoid cell presence
absent +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume height or length or size
shorter +
Glume length or size
shorter or longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume size
unequal +
Glume texture
membranous +
Glume variability
equal +
Hair architecture or shape
awned +
Hair quantity
few +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda A. Vorobik +  and Cindy Roché +
Inflorescence architecture
bracteate +  and ebracteate +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Internode architecture
solid +  and hollow +
Internode length
elongated +
Layer presence
absent +
Leaf arrangement
distichous +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma coloration
hyaline +
Lemma texture
coriaceous +
Ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
membranous +
Lodicule fusion
free +
Lodicule height or length or size
short +
Lodicule presence
absent +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule pubescence
glabrous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lodicule shape
cuneate +
Lodicule texture
fleshy +
Lower floret architecture
staminate +
Lower floret reproduction
sterile +
Lower floret size
reduced +
Lower glume architecture
1-veined +
Lower glume presence
absent +
Lower glume quantity
0 +  and 1/2 +
Lower palea presence
absent +
Lower palea prominence
rudimentary +
Margin architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin arrangement
separated +
Margin coloration
hyaline +
Margin prominence or shape
flat +
Margin pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Margin shape or vernation
involute +
Margin texture
scarious +
Microhair presence
absent +
Midrib architecture
complex +  and simple +
Midvein prominence
evident +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Node pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary presence
absent +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Palea architecture or fixation
clasping +
Palea shape
keeled +
Panicle architecture
digitate +
Panicle arrangement
racemose +
Panicle branch some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (11.9 cm119 mm <br />0.119 m <br />) +
Panicle location
subterranean +
Panicle orientation
spreading +  and erect +
Panicle position
axillary +
Panicle position or structure subtype
terminal +
Panicle prominence
hidden +
Panicle quantity
1 +
Papilla presence
absent +
Pedicel quantity
1 +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Rachilla segment shape
not swollen +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Reference
None +
Rib quantity
lacking +
Row quantity
2 +
Secondary position
higher +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Side quantity
1 +
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Spike architecture
complex +
Spike arrangement
bisexual +
Spike reproduction
unisexual +
Spikelet architecture
subsessile +  and shortly pedicellate +
Spikelet arrangement
imbricate +  and paired +
Spikelet character
length +
Spikelet coloration
brown +  and stramineous +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet fixation or orientation
appressed +
Spikelet length
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Spikelet presence
absent +
Spikelet pubescence
glabrous +  and pubescent +
Spikelet quantity
1 +  and 60 +
Spikelet reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Spikelet shape
elliptic +  and obovate +
Spikelet variability
varying +
Spikelet width
1.2mm +  and 1.5mm +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
simple +
Stigma coloration
red +
Style-branch arrangement
close +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch fusion
fused +  and free +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +
Style quantity
2 +  and 3 +
Subsidiary-cell shape
dome--shaped +  and triangular +
Synonyms
Paspalum eggertii +  and Paspalum ciliatifolium +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Paspalum setaceum var. ciliatifolium +
Taxon parent
Paspalum setaceum +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Upper floret architecture
stipitate +  and sessile +
Upper floret coloration
Stramineous (?) +
Upper floret reproduction
bisexual +
Upper floret shape
rounded +  and acute +
Upper floret some measurement
0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Upper glume architecture
3-veined +
Upper glume arrangement
adjacent +
Upper glume presence
absent +
Upper glume pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Upper glume size
subequal +
Upper glume texture
membranous +
Upper lemma coloration
stramineous +  and dark-brown +
Upper lemma relief
smooth +  and slightly rugose +
Upper lemma shape
convex +
Upper lemma texture
indurate +
Upper lower lemma architecture
3-veined +
Upper lower lemma pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Upper lower lemma size
subequal +
Upper lower lemma texture
membranous +
Upper palea coloration
Stramineous (Dark-brown) +
Upper palea relief
smooth +  and slightly rugose +
Upper palea texture
indurate +
Upper upper lemma arrangement
adjacent +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein quantity
2 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 25 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
Whole organism growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Whole organism orientation
erect +  and spreading +
Whole organism reproduction
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +
Whole organism variability
various +
X chromosome atypical quantity
14 +, 12 +  and 7 +
X chromosome quantity
12 +  and 10 +