KNOTGRASS
(Paspalum distichum)

Knotgrass

ID Features:
  • Rolled in the bud
  • Ligule membranous, tall
  • Auricles absent
  • Collar broad
  • Sheath compressed
  • Seedhead - 2 spikes at top of stem
  • Growth
    Habit/Spread:
  • Perennial
  • Strong rhizomes and stolons
  • Forms dense mat
  • Distribution:
  • Transition zone and south