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Paspalum eglume Morrone & Zuloaga
Florida reimargrass

Paspalum eglume
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Alabama, Florida, south to southeast Mexico and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: SNR

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an illustration, click on the USDA PLANTS link below.

Other data on Paspalum eglume available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Paspalum eglume has been found in the following 5 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Snake Warrior’s Island Natural Area Present Native, Cultivated Only
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Paspalum eglume has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native, Cultivated Only
Charlotte County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Collier County Native
Hendry County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Recorded as Present in Error

Paspalum eglume has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland
Strand Swamp

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Paspalum eglume
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.
Paspalum eglume
Copyright by: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Florida website.