PLANTS Profile for Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus (Ozark dropseed)

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PLANTS Profile

Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners
Ozark dropseed

Symbol:

SPVAO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I?

More Information:

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Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

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Synonyms:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

	SPNEO	Sporobolus neglectus Nash var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Steyerm. & Kucera
	SPOZ	Sporobolus ozarkanus Fernald

Distribution:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners


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USA (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Sporobolus, 2 varieties in Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood

Classification:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood – poverty dropseed
Variety	Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners – Ozark dropseed

U.S. Weed Information:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

Sporobolus vaginiflorus
poverty dropseed
poverty grass

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP

Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.

Introduced Information:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

Sporobolus vaginiflorus:

Nat. Ind.

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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

FACU

NI*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 540911.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 10:26 AM MDT