PLANTS Profile for Sporobolus interruptus (black dropseed)

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Sporobolus interruptus Vasey
black dropseed

Symbol:

SPIN5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Sporobolus interruptus Vasey

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Distribution:
Sporobolus interruptus Vasey


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Related Taxa:
Sporobolus interruptus Vasey

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Sporobolus

Classification:
Sporobolus interruptus Vasey

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Sporobolus R. Br. – dropseed
Species	Sporobolus interruptus Vasey – black dropseed

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Sporobolus interruptus Vasey

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42121.

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