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[[Category:Weeds]]

*'''Scientific Name:''' ''Paspalum dilatatum'' Poir.''
[[Image:Dallisgrass1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Despite its course leaf texture, Dallisgrass can survive low mowing heights]]
[[Image:Dallisgrass2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dallisgrass seedhead (just emerging in this photo) has alternately arranged spikes]]
[[Image:Dallisgrass3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dallisgrass seedhead is similar to other grasses with spike type inflorescences (like bermudagrass).  However, it has larger, dorsally compressed florets]]
[[Image:Dallisgrass4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dallisgrass leaf has a prominent midrib]]
[[Image:Dallisgrass5.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Dallisgrass in fairway height bentgrass]]



*'''Common Names:''' Dallisgrass, Bastard millet grass, Caterpillar grass, Common paspalum, Golden crown grass, Grama compri, Hairy flowered paspalum, Large watergrass, Large waterseed paspalum, Leichhardt grass, Paspalum, Pasto miel, Watergrass, Water paspalum, Yerba dalis


*'''Climatic Zone:''' [[Temperate]], [[Subtropical]]


*'''Geographic Distribution:''' Europe, North America, South America


*'''Life Cycle:''' [[hcswiki:annual grasses|annual]] to [[hcswiki:perennial grasses|perennial]] depending on location


*'''Photosynthetic Apparatus:''' [[C4]]


*'''Major Identifying Characteristic:''' Membranous [[hcswiki:ligule|ligule]] with hairs near leaf/sheath interface.  Course texture