Paspalum laeve common name field paspalum, is a plant found in North America. Its distribution ranges from the southeastern United States northward to New York and westward to Texas and Kansas.
It is listed as threatened in Connecticut.[ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)] Paspalum laeve var. circulare, common names round field beadgrass and hairy field beadgrass, is endangered in New York (state).
Description
P. laeve's blades are 20 centimeters (approximately 8 inches) in length, with a width ranging between 1 and 10 millimeters (0.03 to 0.3 inches). It
Spikelet grow in two rows, and are 2.5 to 3 millimeters across.
Habitat
This species is found on forest edges and can grow in areas that have been disturbed.
[Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.] Specimens of
P. laeve have been collected from habitats such as coastal hammocks, wiregrass palmetto flatwoods, pond edges, low field, and old pasture.
P. laeve has intermediate levels of drought and shade tolerance.