''Paspalidium'' (watercrown grass) is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of tropical and subtropical plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

.Tropicos, ''Paspalidium'' Stapf
/ref> ''Paspalidium'' includes about 40 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of

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, Australia, and the Americas.Allen, C. M
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New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. They are annuals and perennials. Many species were formerly included in genus '' Setaria'', and some authorities continue to list them there. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Holcolemma ''Holcolemma'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Holcolemma canaliculatum'' (Steud.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - Tanzania, India ( Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍� ...

Setaria

Whiteochloa ''Whiteochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus is native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is named for Australian botanist Cyril Tenison White, 1890–1950. ;Species # '' Whiteochloa airoides'' (R.Br.) Lazari ...

'' * ''Paspalidium inaequale -

Holcolemma dispar ''Holcolemma'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Holcolemma canaliculatum'' (Steud.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - Tanzania, India ( Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍� ...

'' * ''Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume -

Setaria media ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many tr ...

'' * ''Paspalidium semitonsum -

Whiteochloa semitonsa ''Whiteochloa'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The genus is native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia. It is named for Australian botanist Cyril Tenison White, 1890–1950. ;Species # ''Whiteochloa airoides'' (R.Br.) La ...

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Poaceae genera Panicoideae {{Panicoideae-stub