Sporobolus compositus

Sporobolus compositus

Sporobolus compositus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus compositus

Name

Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr., 1901

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Agrostis composita Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 254 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Vilfa composita (Poir.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812).
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis aspera Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 53 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Apera aspera P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 151 (1812), nom. nud.
  • Vilfa aspera P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16, 147 (1812).
  • Agrostis involuta Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 72 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Sporobolus asper (P.Beauv.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 68 (1829).
  • Muhlenbergia aspera Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 210 (1833), pro syn.
  • Vilfa longifolia Torr. in A.Gray, N. Amer. Gram. 1: 4 (1834).
  • Agrostis polystachya Bosc ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 42 (1840), pro syn.
  • Muhlenbergia composita Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 40 (1840), pro syn.
  • Vilfa drummondii Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 106 (1840).
  • Vilfa hookeri Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 106 (1840).
  • Agrostis longifolia (Torr.) Torr. ex A.Gray, Manual: 575 (1848).
  • Sporobolus longifolius (Torr. ex A.Gray) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 775 (1861).
  • Glyceria stricta Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 95 (1862 publ. 1863), nom. illeg.
  • Sporobolus asper var. hookeri (Trin.) Vasey, Descr. Cat. Grass. U.S.: 43 (1885).
  • Sporobolus drummondii (Trin.) Vasey, Descr. Cat. Grass. U.S.: 44 (1885).
  • Sporobolus pilosus Vasey, Bot. Gaz. 16: 26 (1891).
  • Sporobolus asper var. drummondii (Trin.) Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 60 (1892).
  • Sporobolus attenuatus Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 123 (1903).
  • Sporobolus asper var. pilosus (Vasey) Hitchc., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 161 (1928).
  • Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii (Trin.) Kartesz & Gandhi, Phytologia 78: 11 (1995).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Canada British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. , 1901. Circular, Division of Agrostology, United States Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC 35:6.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sporobolus compositus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus compositus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus compositus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus compositus. Published online. Accessed: September 12 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sporobolus compositus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: composite dropseed

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