Sporobolus contractus

Sporobolus contractus

Sporobolus contractus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus contractus

Name

Sporobolus contractus Hitchc., 1915

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sporobolus cryptandrus var. strictus Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 9: 103 (1882).
• Homotypic
  • Sporobolus strictus (Scribn.) Scribn., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 32: 6 (1901), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah Regional: Western USA California, Washington Regional: Eastern USA Maine, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, New York Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1915. American Journal of Botany. Lancaster, PA 2:303.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sporobolus contractus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus contractus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus contractus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus contractus. Published online. Accessed: September 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sporobolus contractus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: spike dropseed
Diné bizaad: Tłʼoh yilzólí deeníní
svenska: Smalt droppgräs

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