Poaceae
Sporobolus
Sporobolus rigidus

Sporobolus rigidus var. rigidus

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Canada to N. & W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Germany

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.

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.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dore, W.G.; Senn, H.A. [47440] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002939000 Yes
Patterson, H.N. [s.n.] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939018 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [187] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939014 Yes
Nutt. [56] France Calamovilfa longifolia K002939011 Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr, H.A. [s.n.] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939010 Yes
Chhetri, H.; Columbus, J.T. [1015] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939013 Yes
A.H.B. [s.n.] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002938996 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002939002 Yes
Kneucker, A. [751] Calamovilfa longifolia K002939004 Yes
Gates, F.C. [s.n.] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939008 Yes
Nelson, A. [3666] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939009 Yes
Clements, F.E.; Colorado [34] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002938998 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002938994 Yes
Morris, E.L. [a158 ] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939007 Yes
Umbach, L.M.; Kneucker, A. [751] Calamovilfa longifolia K002939006 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002938999 Yes
Macoun [1816] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002938995 Yes
Nicollet's [s.n.] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939016 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002939001 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [11441] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K002938997 Yes
Drummond, T. [56] Canada Calamovilfa longifolia K000907277 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pase, C.P. [739] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939017 Yes
Vasey, G. [688] Calamovilfa longifolia K002939003 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S.; Gillette [11170] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939015 Yes
Chhetri, H.; Columbus, J.T. [1020] United States Calamovilfa longifolia K002939012 Yes

Sources

  • 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