Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.

First published in R.B.Marcy, Explor. Red River Louisiana: 300 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Canada to U.S.A., Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Introduced into:

India, Saudi Arabia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Soderstrom, T.R. [795] Mexico K002937830 Yes
Bush, B.F. [788] United States K002937318 Yes
Bush, B.F. [784] United States K002937316 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [s.n.] United States K002937327 Yes
Vasey, G. [632] K002937320 Yes
Peterson, P.; Dominguez A., A. [25656] Mexico K001872469 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [12147] United States K001872640 Yes
Peterson, P. M.; Annable, C. R. [10491] United States K001614540 Yes
Peterson, P. M.; Annable, C. R. [10442] United States K001614538 Yes
Peterson, P. M.; Annable, C. R.; Valdes-Reyna, J. [10880] Mexico K001614692 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1781] United States K002937332 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Knowles, M.B. [13312] Mexico K002937834 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [98] United States K002937330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937301 Yes
Wright, C. [1975] United States K002937328 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [702] United States K002937334 Yes
Lemmon, J.G. [s.n.] United States K002937300 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K002937324 Yes
Clements, F.E. [288] United States K002937313 Yes
Nelson, E. [434] United States K002937344 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J.; Hinton, G.S. [17833] Mexico K002937832 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [1150] United States K002937333 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10580] United States K002937340 Yes
Nelson, E. [434] United States K002937346 Yes
Palmer, E. [392] United States K002937306 Yes
Bush, B.F. [783] United States K002937317 Yes
Baker, C.F. [213] United States K002937309 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002937338 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002937299 Yes
Baker, C.F. [18] United States K002937307 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12538] United States K002937339 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10966] Mexico K002937827 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22516] United States K002937341 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2018] United States K002937337 Yes
Chhetri, H.; Columbus, J.T. [1018] United States K002937311 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [2433] United States K002937336 Yes
Baker, C.F. [636] United States K002937314 Yes
Baker, C.F. [109] United States K002937312 Yes
Nelson, E. [434] United States K002937342 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States K002937321 Yes
Ungar, I. [988] United States K002937315 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [10141] United States K002937335 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K002937331 Yes
Durant, V. [3485] United States K002937303 Yes
Nelson, A. [8091] United States K002937343 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R. [373] Mexico K002937831 Yes
Rydberg, P.A.; Bessey, E.A. [3566] United States K002937323 Yes
Hall, E.; Harbour, J.P. [647] United States K002937322 Yes
Wolf, J. [1079] United States K002937308 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Valdés-Reyna, J.; Hinton, G.S. [17844] Mexico K002937833 Yes
Thornber, J.J. [s.n.] United States K002937304 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10038] Mexico K002937829 Yes
Shear, C.L. [861] United States K002937310 Yes
Griffiths, D. [628] United States K002937345 Yes
Peterson, P.; Knowles, M.B. [13296] Mexico K002937835 Yes
Hall, E. [s.n.] United States K002937305 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002937302 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Halbach, E.G. [s.n.] United States K002937329 Yes
Baker, C.F. [353] United States K002937319 Yes
Baker, C.F. [212] United States K002937325 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C.; Valdés-Reyna, J. [10002] Mexico K002937828 Yes
Peterson, P. M.; Annable, C. R.; Valdes-Reyna, J. [11158] United States Sporobolus tharpii K001614543 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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