Gulfdune Paspalum
Paspalum monostachyum
Gulfdune paspalum is a rhizomatous warm-season grass of Southeastern coastal flatwoods and dune swales, salt-tolerant cover for wet, sandy ground.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white, green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- FL, LA, MS, TX