''Paspalidium'' (watercrown grass) is a formerly accepted

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of tropical and subtropical plants in the

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

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treated it as a synonym of ''

Setaria ''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 t ...

''. The genus included about 40 species of annuals and perennials native to tropical and subtropical regions of

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, and the

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Grass Manual. Flora of North America.''Paspalidium''.
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Selected former species

* ''Paspalidium basicladum'' = ''

Setaria basiclada ''Setaria basiclada'', synonym ''Paspalidium basicladum'', is a species of grass in the family Poaceae Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as ...

'' * ''Paspalidium caespitosum'' = ''

Setaria brigalow ''Setaria brigalow'', synonym ''Paspalidium caespitosum'', commonly known as Brigalow grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae native to inland eastern Australia, where it is found in the Brigalow Belt The Brigalow Belt is a wide ...

'' (brigalow grass) * ''Paspalidium distans'' = ''

Setaria distans ''Setaria distans'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms including ''Paspalidium distans'', is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, Native species, native to New Caledonia, New Guinea, most of Australia and the Bonin Islands (Ogasa ...

'' * ''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 * '' Holcolemma dispar'' Clayton - Queensland ...

'' * ''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 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.) Lazarides ...

References

External links

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