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Brownseed Paspalum

Paspalum plicatulum Michx.

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Paspalum plicatulum (Brownseed Paspalum) is a species of perennial herb in the family True grasses. It has a self-supporting growth form. It is native to Puerto Rico, the contiguous United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, eastern north america, North America, Cerrado, Sergipe, Espirito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Roraima, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Amazônia, São Paulo, Goiás, Maranhao, Paraná, Distrito Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Tocantins, Pernambuco, Pantanal, Mata Atlântica, Pará, Caatinga, Santa Catarina, Pampa, São Paulo, Pernambuco, Pantanal, Pampa, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Maranhao, Tocantins, Roraima, Goiás, Amazônia, Cerrado, Alagoas, Rondônia, Amapá, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Acre (Brazil), Pará, Mata Atlântica, and Distrito Federal. Brownseed Paspalum has simple, broad leaves and green flowers. It is a photoautotroph.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4796775

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q157603

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q157603

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q184382

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3407762

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000320
Definition: A color hue with medium-low wavelength of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between yellow and blue, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 490 to 570 nanometers.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dictionary:http://dictionary.reference.com/]

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.

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EOL has data for 75 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/tropical-and-subtropical-moist-broadleaf-forests
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life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, binneal, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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low temperature tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TemperatureTolerance
- Definition: The minimum tolerable temperature is the lowest temperature recorded in the plant’s historical range. If this is not available, the record low January temperature recorded at climate stations within the current geographical range of the plant is used. This definition does not apply to summer annuals.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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7 degrees Fahrenheit
native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herbaceous
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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salt tolerance
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006001
- Definition: Tolerance to the high salt content in the growth medium.
- Comment: In the USDA PLANTS database, tolerance to a soil salinity level is defined as only a slight reduction (not greater than 10%) in plant growth.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GR:pj]
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none
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/260413007
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seed spread rate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeedSpreadRate
- Definition: The capability of the plant to spread through its seed production compared to other species with the same growth habit.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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moderate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/moderateRate
- Definition: Moderate rate. A rate which is neither relatively high nor low.
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seedling survival
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeedlingSurvival
- Definition: The expected seedling survival percentage of the plant compared to other species with the same growth habit.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium
- URI: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49507
- Definition: Mid-way between small and large in number, quantity, magnitude or extent.
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seeds per pound
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeedPerPound
- Definition: The number of seeds per pound in an average seed lot.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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282000
shade tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShadeTolerance
- Definition: The relative tolerance of the plant to shade conditions
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium (normal)
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000461
- Definition: Average. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting no deviation from normal or average.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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vegetative spread rate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/VegetativeSpreadRate
- Definition: The rate at which this plant can spread compared to other species with the same growth habit.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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slow
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000911
- Definition: Decreased rate. A rate which is relatively low.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of brownseed paspalum. View this species on GBIF

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