Poaceae
Sporobolus

Sporobolus cynosuroides (L.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

First published in Taxon 63: 1236 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Recorded in error in:

Mexico Northeast

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

  • 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.
  • 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?
Curtiss, A.H. [5518] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438004 Yes
Larsen, E.L. [752] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437997 Yes
Moldenke, H.N. [10192] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437993 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437995 Yes
s.coll. [4108] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437994 No
Curtiss, A.H. [3433] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438001 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [1255] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437999 Yes
S.T.O. [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437992 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spartina cynosuroides K003437987 Yes
Gould, F.W. [12907] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438002 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5149] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438003 Yes
Walker, E.H. [3856] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438006 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438005 Yes
[J. C. N. Raunel] [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437988 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003438000 Yes
Brakeley, J.H. [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437996 Yes
Bunnett, E.J. [H158/45] Canada Spartina cynosuroides K003437986 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437991 Yes
[D P Clarke] [3432] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437990 Yes
Stevenson, J.; Bradley, T. [3377] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437989 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11997] United States Spartina cynosuroides K003437998 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