Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus, Fl. Indo-Chine 7: 419 1922. (Syn: Panicum flavidum Retz.; Panicum flavidum var. orarium Domin; Panicum floridum Royle [Spelling variant]; Panicum granulare Lam.; Paspalum villosum Náves ex Fern.-Vill. [Illegitimate]; Setaria flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp) as per efi thread (The Paspalidium genus need to be separated from Setaria. The merging of these two genus is unacceptable. It is probably a mistake in the genetic study);
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Setaria flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp, Blumea 39: 376 (1994) as per POWO;
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W. Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula to Tropical Asia and E. Australia: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen as per POWO;
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The species is characterized by spikes separated by 2-4 times their length, and spikelets (especially in fruit) globose. 
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grass Paspalidium sp. Hooghly 14/8/12 SK:

Attaching images of a grass growing on an old wall.
Species : Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A. Camus ?
Habit & Habitat : 2.5 feet tall, growing on old wall, leaf 16 cm x 0.9 cm avg.
Date : 13/8/12, 1.20 P.M.
Place : Garalgacha (Hooghly)
Links used :

Yes, it is Paspalidium flavidum. Well done!



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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae- Paspalidium flavidum from Delhi-GS87 :  Attachments(4). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A. Camus in Lecomte, Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine. 7:419. 1922
Common in Delhi in moist shaded situations especially i cultivated areas.
The species is characterized by spikes separated by 2-4 times their length, and spikelets (especially in fruit) globose. Photographed from Herbal Garden, Delhi in August.

Fine pics Sir. It is also one of the most abundant grass in Pantnagar.



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Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae- 07042013GS1 grass for ID from Delhi-GS66 : Attachments (6). 7 posts by 3 authors.
Grass photographed from Delhi, growing in wasteland. Pl. help in ID

Can be Paspalidium flavidum….


Echinochloa colonum


Yes this is Paspalidium but i think not P. flavidium this might be P. punctatum (the spikes of inflorescence are longer than internodes)


Paspalidium flavidum



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Hooghly Today : Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus :  Attachments (4).  3 posts by 2 authors.
I have an earlier upload – efi thread
A look alike – http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/paspalidium-distans

Thanks … last picture is best in the lot..


I photographed it only for the last picture, and it came out after several takes 🙂



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Attached images are Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus collected from Kamrup district, Assam
Date : 15.06.2013
Location: Kamrup district
Family : Poaceae
Genus & species : Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus
Habitat: Grows wild
Habit : Herb


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Requesting ID of this grass – SGNP, Mumbai – Aug 2013 :: 01JUL14 :: ARK-03 : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).
Requesting to please ID this grass captured in SGNP, Mumbai in August 2013.

It looks like Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus.


Paspalidium flavidum/ Paspalidium vaginatumPoaceae check in key


Yes. P. flavidum


Yes it is Paspalidium flavidum



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Hooghly-skMAY010/11 Paspalidium flavidum (Retz.) A.Camus : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments(3)



Grass for id from Gujarat: 3 high res. images.
Collected from wetland in gujarat, Oct-2021


Some species of Paspalidium ….. Please check local flora for species.



Is it possible Paspalidium flavidum
As per our flora key

Paspalidium flavidum


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Need tiny grass ID: 3 images.
Gwalior
Sandy soil
28/8/2022


Paspalidium flavidum



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References:
efi thread (The Paspalidium genus need to be separated from Setaria. The merging of these two genus is unacceptable. It is probably a mistake in the genetic study)
POWO

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