Paspalum distichum

TaxID: 547423

Basic Information

Paspalum distichum

Buffalo Quick Paspalum, Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum is a species of grass. Common names include knotgrass, water finger-grass, couch paspalum, eternity grass, gingergrass, and Thompson grass. Its native range is obscure because it has long been present on most continents, and in most areas it is certainly an introduced species. Its native range probably includes parts of the tropical Americas.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Paspalum

distichum

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Paspalum distichum
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(c) יאיר אור@BY-NC-SA
Paspalum distichum
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(c) John Robert McPherson@BY-SA
Paspalum distichum
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(c) Sadie Hickey@BY-NC
Paspalum distichum
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(c) יאיר אור@BY-NC-SA
Paspalum distichum
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(c) Jeff Walker@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Guatemala Absent —
Jordan A1 list 2013
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (117 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

117
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Benin Present —
Bangladesh Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR16243461 leaf and stem - - 27096625 China: Shanghai Botanical Garden, Shanghai
SRR21769840 Belowground - - 9436446 USA: Athens, GA
SRR21769834 Aboveground - - 6786894 USA: Athens, GA

DNA Barcodes (48 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH2479-14 - rbcLa 519 United States 1980-07-19 32.764, -116.573
SDH2479-14 - ITS2 342 United States 1980-07-19 32.764, -116.573
SAFH106-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 1980-03-26 -30.02642, 27.08208
SAFH105-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 1999-02-19 -25.97361, 28.17389
PCUBC283-14 - rbcLa 552 Canada 2004-08-02 49.072, -125.764
PCUBC283-14 - ITS2 341 Canada 2004-08-02 49.072, -125.764
PCUBC271-14 - rbcLa 552 Canada 2004-08-02 49.069, -125.784
PCUBC271-14 - ITS2 341 Canada 2004-08-02 49.069, -125.784
KNPB707-10 - rbcLa 551 South Africa 2010-06-02 -23.52556, 31.39861
KNPB706-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2010-06-02 -23.52556, 31.39861
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Literature