Paspalum urvillei

TaxID: 313909

Basic Information

Paspalum urvillei

Vasey grass, Vaseygrass

Paspalum urvillei is a species of grass known by the common name Vasey's grass, or Vasey grass. It is native to South America, and it is known in parts of North America as an introduced species. It is also naturalised in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, and southern Africa, including Madagascar. It is a noxious weed where it has been introduced in Hawaii and New Caledonia. It grows well in disturbed habitat, often in moist areas. This is a rhizomatous perennial grass which may reach 2 meters tall. The leaves are up to 2.5 centimeters wide and have a large, noticeable ligule. The inflorescence is a spreading or drooping array of up to 20

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Paspalum

urvillei

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Paspalum urvillei
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
Paspalum urvillei
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(c) Dave Richardson@BY
Paspalum urvillei
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(c) unknown@CC0
Paspalum urvillei
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
Paspalum urvillei
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(c) Cin-Ty Lee@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 (2 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (43 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Armenia Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Bahamas Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
China Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR30930519 seedlings - - 19437693 Uruguay
SRR30930518 seedlings - - 16183037 Uruguay

DNA Barcodes (27 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH3002-15 - rbcLa 551 United States 2005-12-28 33.1203, -117.2714
SDH3002-15 - ITS2 342 United States 2005-12-28 33.1203, -117.2714
SDH2480-14 - ITS2 342 United States 2005-12-28 33.12, -117.271
SAFH3457-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa - -25.787, 28.759
SAFH101-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 1983-03-25 -25.5408, 27.8129
PASUY007-18 - trnL-F 626 Uruguay 2018-05-18 -32.8018, -57.9659
PASUY007-18 - trnH-psbA 639 Uruguay 2018-05-18 -32.8018, -57.9659
PASUY007-18 - rbcL 721 Uruguay 2018-05-18 -32.8018, -57.9659
PASUY007-18 - ITS2 375 Uruguay 2018-05-18 -32.8018, -57.9659
KNPB535-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2003-02-12 -24.95, 31.68333
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Literature