NameThatPlant.net: Sporobolus heterolepis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sporobolus heterolepis FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Sporobolus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sporobolus heterolepis FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-44-004:

Sporobolus heterolepis FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
Prairie Dropseed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sporobolus heterolepis FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sporobolus heterolepis FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-44-004:
Sporobolus heterolepis FAMILY Poaceae

2067

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: barrens, glades, and prairies over mafic, ultramafic, and calcareous rocks (olivine, serpentine, limestone), per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 2-ranked

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle dark green, spikelets dark

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets dark
Utricle

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