Sporobolus floridanus Chapman. Florida Dropseed. Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Wet pine savannas. Dist: 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Orzell & Bridges (2022); = n/a – RAB; < Sporobolus floridanus Chapm. – FlGr, FNA25, GW1, HC, K1, K3, K4, S, S13, WH3, Weakley & Peterson (1998)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily: 9
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