Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

First published in Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 32: 6 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Ibrahim, K.M. & Peterson, P.M. (2014). Grasses of Washington, D.C.. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 99: 1-128.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Sporobolus asper.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Hall, D.W. (2019). Grasses of Florida: 1-353. University press of Florida.
  • Ibrahim, K.M. & Peterson, P.M. (2014). Grasses of Washington, D.C.. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 99: 1-128.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
{Drummond} [306] United States K002937210 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [8411] United States K002937184 Yes
{Drummond} [306] United States K002937214 Yes
Chase, V.H. [s.n.] United States K002937183 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11758] United States K002937220 Yes
Chase, V.H. [10901] United States K002937180 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [33160] United States K002937196 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L. [S0109] United States K002937200 Yes
Ball, C.R. [106] United States K002937185 Yes
Wright, C. [1994] United States K002937197 Yes
Bush, B.F. [1627] United States K002937213 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002937190 Yes
Correll, D.S. [22583] United States K002937219 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [19116] United States K002937194 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002093512 Yes
{Drummond} [318] United States K002937206 Yes
Mead, S.B. [s.n.] United States K002937179 Yes
Nealley, G.C. [s.n.] United States K002937209 Yes
Ungar, I. [1015] United States K002937187 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937198 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [S0847] United States K002937202 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11780] United States K002937217 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002937192 Yes
Lindheimer, F. [726] United States K002937205 Yes
Griffiths, D. [48] United States K002937204 Yes
Bush, B.F. [424A] United States K002937195 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937193 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11743] United States K002937218 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12436] United States K002937215 Yes
Wright [s.n.] United States K002937221 Yes
Reverchon, J. [2250] United States K002937212 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8855] United States K002937188 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8730] United States K002937189 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, R.L. [S0785] United States K002937201 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] United States K002937207 Yes
Chase, V.H. [9085] United States K002937181 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Johnson, F.L.; Harris, K. [S0070] United States K002937199 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Roy, G. [11757a] United States K002937216 Yes
Griffiths, D. [759] United States K002937203 Yes
Chase, V.H.; Kneucker, A. [683] United States K002937182 Yes
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002937191 Yes
Ungar, I. [1049] United States K002937186 Yes
s.coll. [316] United States Sporobolus asper var. hookeri K000907255 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States Sporobolus asper var. hookeri K000907254 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [317] United States Sporobolus asper var. hookeri K000907253 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0