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Sporobolus R. Br.
dropseed

       
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Sporobolus R. Br.

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Distribution:
Sporobolus R. Br.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Sporobolus R. Br.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus airoides
alkali sacaton
Distribution of Sporobolus australasicus Domin. .
Sporobolus australasicus
Distribution of Sporobolus buckleyi Vasey. . Image Available.
Sporobolus buckleyi
Buckley's dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus clandestinus (Biehler) Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus clandestinus
rough dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.. .
Sporobolus compositus
composite dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus contractus Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus contractus
spike dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus creber De Nardi. .
Sporobolus creber
slender dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Sporobolus cryptandrus
sand dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus cubensis Hitchc.. .
Sporobolus cubensis
Cuban dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus curtissii (Vasey ex Beal) Small ex Scribn.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus curtissii
Curtis' dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus diandrus (Retz.) P. Beauv.. .
Sporobolus diandrus
tussock dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus domingensis (Trin.) Kunth. . Image Available.
Sporobolus domingensis
coral dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus elongatus R. Br.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus elongatus
elongate dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus farinosus Hosok.. .
Sporobolus farinosus
Distribution of Sporobolus fimbriatus (Trin.) Nees. . Image Available.
Sporobolus fimbriatus
fringed dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus flexuosus (Thurb. ex Vasey) Rydb.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus flexuosus
mesa dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus floridanus Chapm.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus floridanus
Florida dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus giganteus Nash. . Image Available.
Sporobolus giganteus
giant dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus helvolus (Trin.) T. Durand & Schinz. .
Sporobolus helvolus
Distribution of Sporobolus heterolepis (A. Gray) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Sporobolus heterolepis
prairie dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus indicus
smut grass
Distribution of Sporobolus interruptus Vasey. . Image Available.
Sporobolus interruptus
black dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus ioclados (Trin.) Nees. .
Sporobolus ioclados
pan dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus junceus (P. Beauv.) Kunth. . Image Available.
Sporobolus junceus
pineywoods dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus microspermus (Lag.) Hitchc.. .
Sporobolus microspermus
dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus nealleyi Vasey. . Image Available.
Sporobolus nealleyi
gyp dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus neglectus Nash. . Image Available.
Sporobolus neglectus
puffsheath dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus nervosus Hochst.. .
Sporobolus nervosus
Distribution of Sporobolus piliferus (Trin.) Kunth. .
Sporobolus piliferus
Barundi dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus pinetorum A. Weakley & P.M. Peterson. .
Sporobolus pinetorum
Carolina dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus purpurascens (Sw.) Ham.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus purpurascens
purple dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus pyramidatus (Lam.) Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Madagascar dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus silveanus Swallen. . Image Available.
Sporobolus silveanus
Silveus' dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus tenuissimus (Mart. ex Schrank) Kuntze. .
Sporobolus tenuissimus
tropical dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus teretifolius Harper. . Image Available.
Sporobolus teretifolius
wireleaf dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus texanus Vasey. . Image Available.
Sporobolus texanus
Texas dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus tharpii Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus tharpii
Tharp's dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood. . Image Available.
Sporobolus vaginiflorus
poverty dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth. . Image Available.
Sporobolus virginicus
seashore dropseed
Distribution of Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Scribn.. . Image Available.
Sporobolus wrightii
big sacaton
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Classification:
Sporobolus R. Br.

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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
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sporobolus R. Br.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Low   Minor       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Sporobolus R. Br.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42115.

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

 
 
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