EPPO Global Database

Paspalum distichum(PASDS)

Overview
Code created in: 2003-05-14

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PASDS
  • Preferred name: Paspalum distichum
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

USA (western and southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (throughout). Introduced in Mediterranean region, Macaronesia, Central Asia (Tadzhikistan), Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea, Mauretania, Zaïre, southern Africa, Mascarene islands, Australia (except Northern), New Zealand

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Digitaria paspalodes Michaux
Digitaria vaginata Magnier
Paspalum digitaria Poiret
Paspalum distichum subsp. paspalodes (Michaux) Thellung
Paspalum distichum var. digitaria (Poiret) Hackel
Paspalum distichum var. indutum Shinners
Paspalum michauxianum Kunth
Paspalum paspalodes (Michaux) Scribner

Common names
Name Language
couch paspalum English
creeping perennial jointgrass English
ginger grass English
knotgrass English (US)
mercergrass English
salt jointgrass English
seashore paspalum English
water couchgrass English (AU)
water fingergrass English
Pfannengras German
digitaire faux-paspalum French
paspale à deux épis French
paspale distique French
paspalum faux-paspalum French
chepica Spanish (CL)
grama Spanish
grama colorada Spanish
grama de agua Spanish
gramilla dulce Spanish
mashaguagache Spanish (BO)
panizo Spanish
panizo de las pampas Spanish
rapiente Spanish (CU)
gramignone d'acqua Italian
panico acquatico Italian
paspalo distico Italian
alcarnache Portuguese
grama-de-joanópolis Portuguese
graminhão Portuguese
chikugo-suzume-no-hie Japanese
karimata-suzume-no-hie Japanese
kishu-suzume-no-hie Japanese
kishû-suzume-no-hie Japanese
カリマタスズメノヒエ Japanese
キシュウスズメノヒエ Japanese
チクゴスズメノヒエ Japanese
гречка двуколосая Russian
гречка двурядная Russian
паспалум пальчатый Russian
yalan darısı Turkish
gram uji Albanian
дланевиден блатен троскот Bulgarian
gram d'aigua Catalan
gram d'olç Catalan
shuāng suì qiāo bài Chinese
双穗雀稗 Chinese
divlji troskot Croatian
νεραγριάδα Greek
besak Hindi
paspal dvojradý Slovak
vilasta jesenka Slovene
паспалум двоколосий Ukrainian