Bahiagrass vs Dallisgrass

Paspalum notatum compared with Paspalum dilatatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahiagrass	Dallisgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Paspalum	Paspalum
Species	Paspalum notatum	Paspalum dilatatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bahiagrass and Dallisgrass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Paspalum.

Conservation Status

Bahiagrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahiagrass	Dallisgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahiagrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Belgium, Greece, Portugal), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Dallisgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Bahiagrass

The Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 20 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe