Sporobolus curtissii Small ex Kearney. Common name: Curtiss’s Dropseed. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Moist, gummy-clay pine flatwoods. Distribution: E. SC south to c. FL. Attributions of S. curtissii to NC and SC prior to 1993 were apparently based on misapplication or confusion with S. teretifolius and/or Sporobolus pinetorum.
ID notes: Sporobolus curtissii differs from other ‘bunchgrass’ Sporobolus of our area in having the spikelets short-pedicelled and appressed against the panicle branches (as opposed to long-pedicelled and spreading in S. teretifolius and Sporobolus pinetorum).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, S, S13, WH3, Orzell & Bridges (2022), Weakley & Peterson (1998); Sporobolus floridanus Chapm. var. curtissii (Small ex Kearney) Beal; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Sporobolus curtissii Small ex Kearney 1895
Links to other floras: = Sporobolus curtissii - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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