PLANTS Profile for Sporobolus indicus var. indicus (smut grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus
smut grass

Symbol:

SPINI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		I

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Line Drawing of Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

Sporobolus angustus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 197. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

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Synonyms:
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

	AGIN6	Agrostis indica L.
	SPAN6	Sporobolus angustus Buckley
	SPBE4	Sporobolus berterianus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
	SPPO2	Sporobolus poiretii (Roem. & Schult.) Hitchc.

Distribution:
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus


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USA (AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Sporobolus, 4 varieties in Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.

Classification:
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

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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 indicus (L.) R. Br. – smut grass
Variety	Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus – smut grass

U.S. Weed Information:
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

Sporobolus indicus
smut grass

The related entity 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.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Introduced Information:
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. indicus

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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