Sporobolus airoides (Torrey) Torrey. Alkali Sacaton, Coastal Sacaton. Phen: Jun-Nov. Hab: Sandy or gravelly areas, saline or alkaline flats; eastwards as a waif in waste areas near wool-combing and other mills. Dist: ND, MT, and BC south to TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = ETx1, F, FNA25, HC, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mo1, NY; = n/a – RAB; > Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr. – Tx; ? Sporobolus airoides var. airoides – C; > Sporobolus tharpii Hitchc. – Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily: 9
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