''Paspalum repens'', known as horsetail paspalum or water paspalum, is a species of

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to South America, Central America, and North America. It is often called ''Paspalum fluitans'', though this name is treated as a synonym of ''P. repens'' in

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's Plants of the World Online database and the Flora of North America project.

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