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Sporobolus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sporobolus floridanus Chapman. Common name: Florida Dropseed. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Wet pine savannas. Distribution: Se. SC south to ne. FL, west to Panhandle FL. First positively documented for SC in 1995. Earlier attributions of S. floridanus to NC and SC (as by Radford, Ahles, & Bell 1968) were based on misapplication of the name to material actually representing Sporobolus pinetorum.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Orzell & Bridges (2022); = n/a — RAB; < Sporobolus floridanus Chapm. — FlGr, FNA25, GW1, HC, K4, S, S13, WH3, Weakley & Peterson (1998); Sporobolus floridanus Chapm. Basionym: Sporobolus floridanus Chapm. 1860

Links to other floras: < Sporobolus floridanus - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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