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Scientific Name | Paspalum scrobiculatum L. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Paspalum auriculatum J.Presl & C.Presl, Paspalum commersonii Lam., Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst., Paspalum polystachyum R.Br. |
Common Names | Creeping Paspalum (e), Ditchgrass (e), Dronkgras (a), Isiamuyisane (z), Koda Millet (e), Kodao Millet (e), Native Millet (e), Scrobic (e), Slootgras (a), Water Couch Grass (e), Water Grass (e), Wild Paspalum (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/01 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. Fish & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Paspalum scrobiculatum is a widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, extending southwards along KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coasts to Mossel Bay. It also occurs in Namibia and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in moist, semi-swampy areas or on fertile well-drained soils, often on disturbed places and abandoned lands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Paspalum scrobiculatum L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Paspalum scrobiculatum L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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