Dallisgrass vs Vasey's grass

Paspalum dilatatum compared with Paspalum urvillei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dallisgrass	Vasey's grass
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 dilatatum	Paspalum urvillei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dallisgrass and Vasey's grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Paspalum.

Conservation Status

Dallisgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dallisgrass	Vasey's grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Vasey's grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe