Sporobolus junceus

Sporobolus junceus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus junceus

Name

• Sporobolus junceus (P.Beauv.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 68 (1829).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Heleochloa juncea P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 24 (1812).
• Homotypic
  • Vilfa juncea (P.Beauv.) Trin., Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 157 (1824).
  • Sporobolus ejuncidus Nash in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 106 (1901), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Panicum speciosum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 73 (1788).
  • Agrostis juncea Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 52 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis compressa Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 258 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Milium compressum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 259 (1810), pro syn.
  • Axonopus poiretii Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 318 (1817).
  • Colpodium junceum Trin., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 37 (1821).
  • Crypsis juncea Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 242 (1821).
  • Agrostis thyrsoides Bosc ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 42 (1840), pro syn.
  • Vilfa fulvescens Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 76 (1840).
  • Vilfa gracilis Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 74 (1840).
  • Vilfa schiedeana Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 5(2): 73 (1840).
  • Vilfa subsetacea Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 133 (1840).
  • Aira triglumis Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 223 (1854), nom. superfl.
  • Vilfa vinzentii Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 155 (1854).
  • Vilfa familiaris Steud. in W.Lechler, Berberid. Amer. Austral.: 56 (1857), nom. nud.
  • Bennetia juncea Raf. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 291 (1893), pro syn.
  • Sporobolus poiretii (Roem. & Schult.) Hitchc., Bartonia 14: 32 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Arkansas, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast Introduced into: Bermuda, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S., 1829. Révis. Gramin. 1: 68

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sporobolus junceus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sporobolus junceus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sporobolus junceus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sporobolus junceus. Published online. Accessed: September 13 2022.

Vernacular names

English: pineywoods dropseed

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