Contains 20 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Sporobolus has recently been circumscribed (and conserved) to include Calamovilfa and Spartina (Peterson et al. 2014).
Classification
Citation
SPOROBOLUS R. Brown, Prodr. 169. 1810.
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TYPE: Sporobolus indicus (Linnaeus) R. Brown (Agrostis indica Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Nash, in Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 194. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporobolus advenus | ||||
| Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | |||
| Sporobolus clandestinus | Rough Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus compositus var. compositus | Tall Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii | Drummond's dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus curtissii | Curtiss's Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus domingensis | Coral Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus fimbriatus | ||||
| Sporobolus flexuosus | Mesa Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus floridanus | Florida Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus indicus | Smut Grass, Blackseed | |||
| Sporobolus jacquemontii | West Indian Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus junceus | Sandhills Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus pinetorum | Carolina Dropseed, Savanna Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus tenuissimus | Tropical Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus teretifolius | Wireleaf Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus virginicus | Seashore Dropseed, Coastal Dropseed | |||
| Sporobolus wrightii | Giant Sacaton |
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||