''Paspalidium'' (watercrown grass) is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of tropical and subtropical plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

.Tropicos, ''Paspalidium'' Stapf
/ref> ''Paspalidium'' includes about 40 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of

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, and the

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.Allen, C. M
''Paspalidium''.
Grass Manual. Flora of North America.''Paspalidium''.
New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. They are annuals and perennials. Many species were formerly included in genus ''

Setaria ''Setaria'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. The name is derived from the Latin word ''seta'', meaning "bristle" or "hair", which refers to the bristly spikelets. The genus includes over 100 species distributed in many t ...

'', and some authorities continue to list them there. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>The Plant List search for ''Paspalidium''
/ref> ; formerly included see ''

Holcolemma ''Holcolemma'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Holcolemma canaliculatum'' (Steud.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - Tanzania, India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka * '' Holcolemma dispar'' Clayton - Queensla ...

Whiteochloa'' * ''Paspalidium inaequale -

Holcolemma dispar ''Holcolemma'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Holcolemma canaliculatum'' (Steud.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb. - Tanzania, India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka * '' Holcolemma dispar'' Clayton - Queensla ...

'' * ''Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume - Setaria media'' * ''Paspalidium semitonsum - Whiteochloa semitonsa''

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Poaceae genera Panicoideae {{Panicoideae-stub