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Sporobolus contractus

Sporobolus contractus Hitchc.

Narrow-spike Dropseed, Spike Dropseed

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Sporobolus cryptandrus var. strictus

USDA Symbol: SPCO4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , CT , ME , MI , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OK , TX , UT , WA
Native Habitat: Dry to moist sandy soils. Occasionally found in salt-desert scrub, desert grasslands, and pinyon-juniper woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Sporobolus contractus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Sporobolus contractus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sporobolus contractus

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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