Paspalum urvillei
Vasey grass

Non-Native in Florida

This common medium-large grass might be encountered as many single tufts dispersed in a wet disturbed area.


Vasey grass is a NON-NATIVE grass. stems tufted, to 7 ft. tall; leaf blades long and narrow, to 2 ft. long, to 1/2 in. wide, smooth, margins smooth, long hairs at base; sheaths hairy at base of plant; ligule prominent, pointed, transparent, with hairs; inflorescence conspicuous, to 1 ft. long, 4-30 ascending overlapping branches, branches to 5 in. long; spikelets paired, in four rows, elliptic, margins with long hairs

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