Sporobolus compositus

Sporobolus compositus
Sporobolus compositus

Taxonavigation

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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 compositus

Name

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Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr., 1901

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Agrostis composita Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 254 (1810).
  • Homotypic
    • Vilfa composita (Poir.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812).
  • Heterotypic
    • Agrostis aspera Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 53 (1803), nom. illeg.
    • Apera aspera P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 151 (1812), nom. nud.
    • Vilfa aspera P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 16, 147 (1812).
    • Agrostis involuta Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 72 (1817), nom. illeg.
    • Sporobolus asper (P.Beauv.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 68 (1829).
    • Muhlenbergia aspera Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 210 (1833), pro syn.
    • Vilfa longifolia Torr. in A.Gray, N. Amer. Gram. 1: 4 (1834).
    • Agrostis polystachya Bosc ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 42 (1840), pro syn.
    • Muhlenbergia composita Trin. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 40 (1840), pro syn.
    • Vilfa drummondii Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 106 (1840).
    • Vilfa hookeri Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 106 (1840).
    • Agrostis longifolia (Torr.) Torr. ex A.Gray, Manual: 575 (1848).
    • Sporobolus longifolius (Torr. ex A.Gray) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 775 (1861).
    • Glyceria stricta Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 95 (1862 publ. 1863), nom. illeg.
    • Sporobolus asper var. hookeri (Trin.) Vasey, Descr. Cat. Grass. U.S.: 43 (1885).
    • Sporobolus drummondii (Trin.) Vasey, Descr. Cat. Grass. U.S.: 44 (1885).
    • Sporobolus pilosus Vasey, Bot. Gaz. 16: 26 (1891).
    • Sporobolus asper var. drummondii (Trin.) Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 60 (1892).
    • Sporobolus attenuatus Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 123 (1903).
    • Sporobolus asper var. pilosus (Vasey) Hitchc., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 41: 161 (1928).
    • Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii (Trin.) Kartesz & Gandhi, Phytologia 78: 11 (1995).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: USA
      • Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    • Regional: Canada
      • British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
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Vernacular names

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English: composite dropseed
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