Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus × townsendii (H.Groves & J.Groves) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

First published in Taxon 63: 1236 (2014)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Spontaneous hybrid between a native and introduced taxon originating in W. Europe. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The hybrid formula is S. alterniflorus × S. maritimus.

Distribution

Introduced into:

Belgium, British Columbia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Spain, Victoria, 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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005). Flora of Australia 44B: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 5, 1927 Groves, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K000710272 Type Yes
Jul 5, 1927 Groves, J. [1481] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K000710271 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437377 Yes
Benoit, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437393 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437327 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [K2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437333 Yes
Ling, J.K. [s.n.] Australia Spartina × townsendii K003437868 Yes
Rayner, J.F.; Jackson, A.B. [467] Spartina × townsendii K003437279 Yes
Marchant, C. [s.n.] Spain Spartina × townsendii K003437412 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1/55A] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437242 No
Hubbard, C.E. [S110968C] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437341 Yes
s.coll. [1734] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437247 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437335 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [B2/10] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437239 No
Hubbard, C.E. [H/1/23a] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437300 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437410 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437254 No
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437248 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9919] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437272 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [T7] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437380 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [HAY1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437290 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [WI2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437353 Yes
Allen, H. [2] New Zealand Spartina × townsendii K003437878 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas6] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437317 Yes
Evans, T. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437382 Yes
Day, F.M.; Hall, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437260 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [B1/10] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437240 No
Ker, M.D. [119] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437283 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437331 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437362 Yes
Blake, S.T. [22194] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437271 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H9] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437303 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437280 Yes
Chater, E.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437384 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437329 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437267 Yes
[C. Marchant] [s.n.] Spain Spartina × townsendii K003437413 Yes
Gibbons, J. (Miss) [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437398 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437363 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437269 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H8] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437307 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H9] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437302 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437338 Yes
Graham, R.A. [5566] Spartina × townsendii K003437261 Yes
Allen, H. [2] New Zealand Spartina × townsendii K003437876 Yes
[R. Trittensor] [966/96dA] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437348 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437250 No
Hubbard, C.E. [6] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437276 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [[1/19/9/69]] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437366 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437323 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [10/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437375 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437277 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437337 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437336 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [286961] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437345 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas5] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437315 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H4] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437310 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [[H/2/23]] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437295 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [L2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437292 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H8] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437305 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437371 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1/55E] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437246 No
Groves, H. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437266 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [L2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437293 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [[4/19/9/69]] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437370 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437339 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [[H/2/23a]] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437297 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [T7] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437379 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [FA/2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437288 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437320 Yes
Rayner, J.F. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437274 Yes
Groves, H. [467/1634] Spartina × townsendii K003437265 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [s.n.] Netherlands Spartina × townsendii K003437415 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437330 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [286961] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437347 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437282 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437252 No
Hubbard, C.E. [H/2/23] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437296 Yes
Chater, E.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437386 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H5] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437311 Yes
Townsend, J.F. [B] New Zealand Spartina × townsendii K003437875 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437309 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2790] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437364 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437402 Yes
Trittensor, R. [56] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437350 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1/55E] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437245 No
Groves, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437264 Yes
Donald, H.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437399 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [FA/2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437289 Yes
Marchant, C. [S35] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437284 Yes
Benoit, P.M. [23/619138] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437396 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [P2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437241 No
Hemsley, J.H. [6738] Australia Spartina × townsendii K003437866 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H9] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437301 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas5] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437313 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [S110968] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437343 Yes
Benoit, P.M. [23/619138] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437397 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437273 Yes
Chater, E.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France Spartina × townsendii K003437414 Yes
Hackney, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437404 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437408 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437358 Yes
Marchant, C. [S44] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437285 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437360 Yes
Benoit, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437395 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437385 Yes
Dallas, D.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437258 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437368 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [286961] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437346 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437374 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437318 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437355 Yes
s.coll. [442] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437256 No
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437257 Yes
Groves, J. [758/3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437361 Yes
Neyraut, E.J. [440] France Spartina × townsendii K000885865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [S110968] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437344 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [5/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437372 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437275 Yes
Brenan, R.A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437359 Yes
Neyraut, E.J. [3598] France Spartina × townsendii K000885866 Unknown Type Material Yes
Townsend, F. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437278 Yes
Briggs, M.; Young, E.; Esplan, C.; Dodds, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437356 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437253 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437405 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437324 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437383 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H8] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437308 Yes
Everard, B. [D7350] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437357 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [[2/19/9/69]] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437367 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [E4] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437287 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437249 No
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437319 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [6/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437373 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H8] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437306 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [B] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437352 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437263 Yes
Townsend, J.F. [B] New Zealand Spartina × townsendii K003437874 Yes
Allen [s.n.] New Caledonia Spartina × townsendii K003437879 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437378 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas5] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437312 Yes
Naylor, G. [S52] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437286 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [S110968C] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437340 Yes
Tittensor, R. [12A] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437351 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [HAY1] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437291 Yes
Fritze, H. [s.n.] Germany Spartina × townsendii K003437416 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437411 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437409 Yes
Hill, R.S. [1263] Spartina × townsendii K003437268 Yes
Phillips, A. [s.n.] Spartina × townsendii K003437867 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [WI2] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437354 Yes
[R. Tittersor] [52/63] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437349 Yes
Graham, R.A. [5565] Spartina × townsendii K003437262 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437403 Yes
Ballard, F.; Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437325 Yes
Graham, R.A. [5524] Spartina × townsendii K003437259 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437365 Yes
Day, F.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437238 No
Hubbard, C.E. [Thomas5] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437314 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [9919] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437326 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Thomas, P.T. [H/1/23] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437298 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [[H/2/23]] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437294 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1/55D] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437243 No
Benoit, P. [23-61] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437392 Yes
Bevis, J.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437270 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H8] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437304 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [22767] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437381 Yes
Benoit, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437394 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [12/19/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437376 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Thomas, P.T. [H/1/23] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437299 Yes
Allen, H. [2] New Zealand Spartina × townsendii K003437877 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [S110968C] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437342 Yes
Hubbard, J.C.E. [1/26/9/69] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437400 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [TH/3] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437321 Yes
[O. S.] [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437255 No
Jackson, A.B. [1734] Spartina × townsendii K003437281 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [H/V4] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437332 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [1/55E] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437244 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437251 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Spartina × townsendii K003437407 Yes

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