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Paspalum

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Paspalum

Paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum) is widely recognised as a weed grass. It has large, fibrous roots and prostrate leaves that avoid grazing animals or mowers, and so is difficult to eradicate once established in a pasture or lawn. It grows rapidly during summer and autumn, and has a large seed head.

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Deric Charlton, Pastures – Subtropical grasses, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16360/paspalum (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Deric Charlton, published 1 March 2009.