Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Paspalum distichum
pasto, Water Couch
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Species
distichum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Digitaria paspalodes Michx.
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Zuloaga, F.O. Morrone, O. (2003) Paspalum. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46: 443-527.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Paspalum distichum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=965. Accessed 4 April 2026.