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Sporobolus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Lamson-Scribner. Common name: Giant Sacaton. Habitat: Clay soils and subsaline areas, eastwards in waste areas near wool-combing mills, probably only a waif. Distribution: Native of sw. United States: Oklahoma and Texas west to s. California, south to c. Mexico.

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Section: Airoides.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, HC, K1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, Tx; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Scribn. 1882

Links to other floras: = Sporobolus wrightii - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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