PLANTS Profile for Sporobolus compositus var. compositus (composite dropseed)

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Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus
composite dropseed

Symbol:

SPCOC2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

Sporobolus asper

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, OK, Stillwater. Usage Requirements.

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Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

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Synonyms:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

	SPAS	Sporobolus asper (P. Beauv.) Kunth
	SPASH	Sporobolus asper (P. Beauv.) Kunth var. hookeri (Trin.) Vasey

Distribution:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Sporobolus, 3 varieties in Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

Classification:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

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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 compositus (Poir.) Merr. – composite dropseed
Variety	Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus – composite dropseed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Sporobolus asper
dropseed		Special Concern
Maine:
Sporobolus asper
longleaf dropseed		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Sporobolus asper
tall dropseed		Special Concern
Vermont:
Sporobolus asper
rough dropseed		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

Sporobolus asper:

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

UPL,FACU

UPL*

UPL

FACU

UPL*

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531124.

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

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/16/2008 10:19 AM MDT