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Sporobolus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sporobolus pyramidatus (Lamarck) A.S. Hitchcock. Common name: Match Grass, Whorled Dropseed. Phenology: Mar-Nov. Habitat: Salt and brackish marshes, coastal rock barrens, disturbed coastal areas. Distribution: S. FL; IL, MO, NE, CO, and UT south through LA, TX, NM, and AZ to Mexico, Central America, and South America; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, Meso6, Mex, Mo1, NcTx, NY, SFla, Tx, WH3, WI; = n/a — Pa, Tat; ? Sporobolus argutus (Nees) Kunth — S, S13; < Sporobolus coromandelianus (Retz.) Kunth; Agrostis pyramidata Lamarck. Basionym: Agrostis pyramidata Lam. 1791

Links to other floras: = Sporobolus pyramidatus - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Sporobolus pyramidatus© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sporobolus pyramidatus© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sporobolus pyramidatus© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sporobolus pyramidatus© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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