Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus junceus (P.Beauv.) Kunth

First published in Révis. Gramin. 1: 68 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Arizona, S. Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Introduced into:

Bermuda, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
von Tuerckheim, H. [s.n.] Mexico K002937732 No
Moldenke, H. [482] United States K002937471 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K002937486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002938285 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States K002937492 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5082] United States K002937469 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3678] Mexico K002937728 No
Palmer, E.J. [8801] United States K002937485 Yes
Radford, A.E. [38723] United States K002937497 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Metcalf, J. [101] United States K002937479 Yes
Salvin, O. [s.n.] Guatemala K002937739 No
Harper, R. [s.n.] United States K002937483 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1475] Mexico K002937701 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr) [169] Mexico K002937704 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5757] United States K002937468 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [3234] Mexico K002937715 Yes
[R. S.] [s.n.] United States K002937495 Yes
Lyonnet, E. [44] Mexico K002937730 No
Vazquez, M. [2109] Mexico K002937718 Yes
s.coll. [695] Mexico K002937733 No
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002937477 Yes
s.coll. [4003] United States K002937476 Yes
Nicolas, F. [124] Mexico K002937727 No
Arsène, G. [s.n.] Mexico K002937713 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [2648] Costa Rica K002937747 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Mexico K002937712 Yes
Palmer, E. [169] Mexico K002937714 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [968] Mexico K002937738 No
Peterson, P.M.; Catalan, P. [17732] Mexico K002937716 Yes
Moldenke, H. [560] United States K002937474 Yes
Riecken, W.E. [7879] United States K002937500 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002937462 Yes
Cooley, D. [40] United States K002937481 Yes
Rose, J.N. [2708] Mexico K002937723 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.; Stancik, D. [21421] Mexico K002937719 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002937478 Yes
Lobo, S.; Sánchez, J.; Quesada, A.; Cascante, A. [2041] Costa Rica K002937746 No
Sohns, E.R. [1532] Mexico K002937702 Yes
Phipps, J.B.; Maclnnes, K.L.; Lubke, R.A. [3653] United States K002937496 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K002937491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937484 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3377] United States K002937458 Yes
Elliott [s.n.] United States K002937459 Yes
Chapman [2] United States K002937460 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K002937494 Yes
Tucker, J.M. [1136] El Salvador K002937744 No
Hitchcock, A.S. [94] United States K002937470 Yes
Chapman [s.n.] K002937475 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937493 Yes
Kerber, E. [322] Mexico K002937725 No
Palmer, E. [260] Mexico K002937709 Yes
Arsene, G. (Fr.) [8782] Mexico K002937722 Yes
Peterson, P.; Knowles, M.B.; Dietrich, C.; Braxton, S. [13496] Mexico K002937721 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Catalan, P. [17541] Mexico K002937717 Yes
Skutch, A.F. [3648] Costa Rica K002937748 No
Moldenke, H. [482] United States K002937473 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Mexico K002937710 Yes
Rankin, L. [s.n.] United States K002937499 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12443] United States K002937503 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10313] United States K002937502 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [983] Mexico K002937706 Yes
Sohns, E.R. [1473] Mexico K002937734 No
Renvoize, S.A.; Laegaard, S. [4894] Peru K002938283 Yes
Kearney Jr, T.H. [117] United States K002937490 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12408] United States K002937501 Yes
Nicolas, F. [905] Mexico K002937705 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11619] Costa Rica K002937750 No
Swallen, J.R. [10556] United States K002937504 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002937464 Yes
McVaugh, R. [12977] Mexico K002937726 No
Palmer, E. [205] Mexico K002937736 No
Curtiss, A.H. [5659] United States K002937466 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Flores Villegas, M. [21359] Mexico K002937720 Yes
Graham [376] Mexico K002937735 No
Nicolas, F. [2] Mexico K002937708 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12331] Nicaragua K002937745 No
Pohl, R.W.; Clark, L. [14007] Honduras K002937740 No
Hale [s.n.] United States K002937487 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937488 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [12012] Honduras K002937741 No
Lathrop, E.W. [5500] Costa Rica K002937749 No
Sohns, E.R. [827] Mexico K002937703 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.] United States K002937489 Yes
Palmer, E. [193] Mexico K002937729 No
Bourgeau, E. [1029] Mexico K002937724 No
Melville, R. [s.n.] K002093526 Yes
Williams, D. [4] El Salvador K002937742 No
Elliott [s.n.] United States K002937457 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002937461 Yes
Pohl, R. [9108A] United States K002937482 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K002937465 Yes
Moldenke, H. [482] United States K002937472 Yes
Ahles, H.E.; Bell, C.R. [18435] United States K002937498 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Gabel, M. [13652] El Salvador K002937743 No
Cooley [72] United States K002937480 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002937463 Yes
s.coll. [1084] K002938284 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [233] United States K002937467 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11710] Mexico K002937707 Yes

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0