Florida Reimar Grass

(Paspalum eglume)

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Description

A robust, vigorous, aquatic or semi-aquatic grass generally growing 1-2.5 m tall, but occasionally reaching up to 3 m in height. It produces long stems (i.e. culms) that tend to grow upright or float on the water surface. It also produces creeping stems (i.e. stolons) that root at the joints (i.e. nodes).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Paspalum
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