Sporobolus airoides (Torrey) Torrey. Common name: Alkali Sacaton, Coastal Sacaton. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Sandy or gravelly areas, saline or alkaline flats; eastwards as a waif in waste areas near wool-combing and other mills. Distribution: ND, MT, and BC south to TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, F, FNA25, HC, K4, Mex, Mo1, NY; = n/a — RAB; > Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr. — Tx; ? Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr. var. airoides — C; > Sporobolus tharpii Hitchc. — Tx. Basionym: Agrostis airoides Torr. 1824
Links to other floras: = Sporobolus airoides - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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