Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus alterniflorus (Loisel.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

First published in Taxon 63: 1236 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to E. Mexico, Lesser Antilles to Argentina. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guyana, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Suriname, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia

Introduced into:

California, China North-Central, China Southeast, France, Great Britain, India, Japan, New Zealand North, Oregon, Spain, Taiwan, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • 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.

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.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Saarela, J.M. (2012). Taxonomic synopsis of invasive and native Spartina (Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Washington, Oregon), including the first report of Spartina ×townsendii for British Columbia, Canada. PhytoKeys 10: 25-82.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • del Rocío Nieto-Silva, G. & al. (2015). Taxonomía y distribución del género Spartina (Poaceae) en México. Botanical Sciences 93: 829-843.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Britton, C.E.; Groves, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437746 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437738 Yes
Oliver, F.W. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437816 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437809 Yes
Groves, H. [1481] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437787 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438047 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437739 Yes
Persaud [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438213 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437775 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437810 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437740 Yes
Harrison, S.G.; [C. R. Persand] [1560] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438197 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437785 Yes
Oliver, F.W. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437798 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] Spain Spartina alterniflora K003437817 Yes
Bromfield, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437757 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437748 Yes
s.coll. [AP53a] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437768 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438034 Yes
Oliver, F.W. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437815 Yes
Bromfield [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437735 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438209 Yes
Bartlett, A.W. [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438200 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana Spartina alterniflora K003438208 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437743 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437806 Yes
Poiteau [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438206 Yes
Rothery [29] French Guiana Spartina alterniflora K003438205 Yes
Oliver, F.W. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437811 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437788 Yes
Bryce, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437781 Yes
Feuillet, C. [Feuillet1732] French Guiana Spartina alterniflora K003438196 Yes
Jas. W. Lony [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437777 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437753 Yes
Goddard, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437730 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [3072] Suriname Spartina alterniflora K003438199 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [4039] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437732 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437802 Yes
Bromfield [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437769 Yes
s.coll. [6009] Uruguay Spartina alterniflora K003438221 Yes
Rayner, J.F.; Jackson, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437736 Yes
Rayner, J.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437751 Yes
Rotheray [29] French Guiana Spartina alterniflora K003438210 Yes
Bryce, J. [H631952] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437779 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437750 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437741 Yes
Boott, F. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438043 Yes
Jenman [5986] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438214 Yes
Dennes, G.E. [1263] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437765 Yes
Smith, L.B. [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438040 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas4] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437767 Yes
Jackson, A.B.; Rayner, J.F.; Comyns, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437797 Yes
s.coll. [[AG536]] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437733 Yes
Bryce, J. [H63/1952] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437780 Yes
Martyn [386] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438216 Yes
Williamson [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437778 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438222 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437760 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [37G] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438202 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437794 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [7] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437742 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [10198] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438046 Yes
Mott, F.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437771 Yes
s.coll. [17] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437786 Yes
Yeung, H.Y. [554] Hong Kong Spartina alterniflora K003437861 Yes
Jallu, J. [5273] France Spartina alterniflora K003437814 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437796 Yes
Rayner, J.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437737 Yes
Brewer [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437752 Yes
Fredholm, A. [5629] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438027 Yes
Marchant, C. [H1] France Spartina alterniflora K003437808 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437801 Yes
Rayner, J.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437791 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438044 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437790 Yes
Persaud [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438212 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437734 Yes
s.coll. [1733] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437774 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437805 Yes
Marchant, C. [H2] France Spartina alterniflora K003437807 Yes
Rothery, H.C. [s.n.] French Guiana Spartina alterniflora K003438204 Yes
Rayner, J.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437749 Yes
s.coll. [67840] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437784 Yes
Harper, R.M. [731] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438042 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437799 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438211 Yes
s.coll. [1263] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437756 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437773 Yes
Bromfield [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437792 Yes
W.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437744 Yes
Leechman [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438207 Yes
s.coll. [496] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437789 No
Gould, F.W. [11994] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438032 Yes
McCarthy [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438037 Yes
Jenman [5986] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438215 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438045 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438026 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] Spain Spartina alterniflora K003437818 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas4] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437766 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [4040] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437758 Yes
Fox [303] Uruguay Spartina alterniflora K003438223 Yes
s.coll. [1263] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437763 Yes
Rothery [s.n.] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438203 Yes
Ratliff, C.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437747 Yes
Bowman, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437755 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437745 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5577] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438029 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437754 Yes
Hoock-Cayenne, J. [s.n.] French Guiana Spartina alterniflora K003438198 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [4039] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437731 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437800 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11994] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438030 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437776 Yes
Borrer, M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437762 Yes
Thurber, G. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina alterniflora K003438041 Yes
s.coll. [59a] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437764 Yes
Herb. Gay, J. [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437795 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437783 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438039 Yes
Chealley, G. [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438038 Yes
Blanchet [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437812 Yes
Jenman [4393] Guyana Spartina alterniflora K003438217 Yes
Moore, O.A. [1263] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437770 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11988] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438031 Yes
[Endrefs] [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437803 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437782 Yes
Smith, L.B. [s.n.] United States Spartina alterniflora K003438035 Yes
[Endrefs] [s.n.] France Spartina alterniflora K003437804 Yes
Nicholson, G. [1481] United Kingdom Spartina alterniflora K003437772 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina glabra K003437835 Yes

Sources

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

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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