Paspalum modestum
water paspalum
Family
Poaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
sheathing
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Month
July - October
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.1
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Plants with pale florets may key to P. lividum, which differs from P. modestum in having shorter ligules. Leaves have distinctive white or silver midveins.
Natural History
Introduced to the United States from South America.
Habitat
Grows in wet roadside ditches and rice fields of Texas and southern Louisiana.