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Sporobolus

not marked as a favorite taxon Sporobolus jacquemontii Kunth. Common name: West Indian Dropseed. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, beaches, roadsides on barrier islands. Distribution: SC south to FL Panhandle (Wakulla County), FL peninsula; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: The original distribution is the New World tropics and subtropics, but its exact extent is unclear, and the species may be entirely or partly alien in our area.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FlGr, FNA25, Meso6, Simon & Jacobs (1999); = n/a — RAB; ? Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase — S; < Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br. var. pyramidalis (P.Beauv.) Veldkamp; < Sporobolus pyramidalis P.Beauv. — K4. Basionym: Sporobolus jacquemontii Kunth 1831

Links to other floras: = Sporobolus jacquemontii - FNA25

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