Flag for Taxon: Water Paspalum (Paspalum repens)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ericpo1 | eol_education | Water Paspalum (Paspalum repens) |
it is a synonym of Paspalum fluitans. There are observations under both names which should be combined. USDA recognizes P fluitans as the current name. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PAFL5 |
Jul. 24, 2020 21:51:44 +0000 | bouteloua |
committed taxon change |
Looks like Kew's Plants of the World Online and Flora of North America accept this taxon as Paspalum repens. Maybe because it is the older name?
http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Paspalum_repens
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30475806-2
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1209665-2
https://www.ipni.org/n/30475806-2
https://www.ipni.org/n/1209665-2