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Each value Trefle shows for Paspalum distichum, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced5 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 855 (1759)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1759	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Couch paspalum	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	U.S.A. to Trop. & Subtrop. America	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	27 cm	27.43 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 86, 92, 164, 299, 882, 918	Differs from sources
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 164, 882, 918	Sourced
Flower color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage texture	empty	fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit color	empty	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit shape	caryopsis	caryopsis · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Growth rate	empty	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Maximum height	60 cm	60 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 86, 92, 164, 299, 882, 918	Sourced
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 86, 92, 164, 299, 882, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 89, 444, 445, 882	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	empty	10 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status	—	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Human usage type	—	fodder, salt_tolerant_ornamental · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 341, 414	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record

Paspalum distichum L., 1759 18% complete

Couch paspalum

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