Paspalidium

Paspalidium (watercrown grass) is a formerly accepted genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family.^[1][2][3] As of June 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online treated it as a synonym of Setaria.^[4]

Setaria distans, syn. Paspalidium distans

The genus included about 40 species of annuals and perennials native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Selected former species

• Paspalidium basicladum = Setaria basiclada
• Paspalidium caespitosum = Setaria brigalow (brigalow grass)
• Paspalidium distans = Setaria distans
• Paspalidium inaequale = Holcolemma dispar
• Paspalidium punctatum var. longiglume - Setaria media
• Paspalidium semitonsum - Whiteochloa semitonsa