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Sporobolus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sporobolus indicus (Linnaeus) R. Brown. Common name: Smut Grass, Blackseed. Phenology: (Jan-) Jul-Oct (-Dec). Habitat: Low prairies and swales, roadsides, lawns, disturbed situations. Distribution: Pantropical and subtropical, its original distribution apparently in the New World tropics, but obscured by its weedy capabilities and sometimes considered introduced in whole or in part in our area.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, GW1, Il, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, S13, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Simon & Jacobs (1999); = n/a — Tat; = Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. var. indicus — K4, WH3; > Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase — S; > Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. — HC, S, SFla; > Sporobolus poiretii (Roem. & Schult.) Hitchc. — F, G, HC, RAB, SFla; Agrostis indica Linnaeus. Basionym: Agrostis indica L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Sporobolus indicus - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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