Paspalum dilatatum dallisgrass
Paspalum is a genus in the Poaceae family with about 330 species mainly from tropical to warm temperate regions of the American continent PROTA 2021 The genus includes important forage grasses and widespread weeds Paspalum comes from the Greek word for millet Paspalos Quattrocchi 1999 The common name of dallisgrass for P dilatatum is in honour of AT Dallis who grew it