Paspalum repens
[Paspalum fluitans]
Water paspalum

This sprawling and floating species is relatively easy to identify, with its conspicuous inflorescence of green branches. It might be found growing on quiet waters. It provides cover for fish.


Water paspalum is a grass. stems to 18 in. long, thick, spongy, sprawling, mostly submersed, dark roots at nodes; leaf blades flat, lance-shaped, sandpapery, tapering at both ends, to 10 in. long, to 1 in. wide, fine lined; sheaths loose, purple spots; inflorescence "flattened", to 6 in. long, inflorescence axis (rachis) winged, with 20-50 branches, branches spreading, branches about 2 in. long; spikelets solitary, to 1/16 in. long, on one side of inflorescence branch

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