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Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.
alkali sacaton
       
Symbol:   SPAI  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

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Synonyms:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

  AGAI Agrostis airoides Torr.
 

Distribution:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SC, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Sporobolus
 

Classification:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Sporobolus R. Br. – dropseed
Species Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr. – alkali sacaton
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC+ NI NO FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC* FAC+ NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42128.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
 

Related Web Sites:
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

AZ-University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

CA-California Growth Requirements

FAO-Grassland Index

Forestry Images

IN-Purdue University Center for New Crops

MT-Montana Natural Heritage Program Community Field Guide

OH-Ohio State University Seed ID Workshop

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet)

TX-Know Your Grasses (TAMU)

UK-GrassBase-The Online World Grass Flora

UK-Plants For A Future
 
 
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