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Paspalum floridanum Michx.
Florida paspalum

Copyright by: George Rogers

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and central United States. Classified as a Facultative Wetland plant by both the State of Florida (DEP) and the National Wetland Inventory (FWS).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Other data on Paspalum floridanum available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Paspalum floridanum has been found in the following 18 conservation areas :
Babcock Ranch Preserve	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve	Present	Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Danforth Park	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Nicodemus Slough	Present	Native
Pine Jog Environmental Sciences Center	Present	Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Native
Savannas Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Tree Island Park	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Paspalum floridanum has been found in the following 6 counties :
Broward County	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Collier County		Native
Glades County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native