Plant · GBIF taxon 2705621
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatumAlso known as Bahiagrass, Common Bahia, Pensacola Bahia
Bahia grass forms a dense, durable turf by spreading via thick, creeping rhizomes and stolons that bind tightly into sandy soils. During the warm summer months, flowering stalks shoot up rapidly above the foliage, brandishing distinctive two-forked, V-shaped seedheads. Widely utilized across subtropical regions for cattle pasture and erosion control, it tolerates drought, heavy grazing, and low-fertility soils remarkably well.
PerennialPasture GrassWarm-Season
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Photosynthetic autotroph
Predators
- Cattle
- Armyworms
- Mole crickets
ThreatsSevere frost, prolonged deep shade, and herbicide application
HabitatsPastures, roadsides, disturbed open fields, sandy coastal plains, and lawns
Life spanPerennial (indefinite via vegetative rhizomes)
Classification
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
- GenusPaspalum
- SpeciesPaspalum notatum
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Identification: Look for the characteristic two-branched, V-shaped flowering spike elevated well above the foliage.
- Lawn Care: Mow regularly during midsummer to remove fast-rising seedheads before they mature.
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Predator (c) Peter Waycik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Peter Waycik · cc-by
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