Sclerochloa dura
Common Hardgrass, Fairground Grass
Other regional names: Hard Grass
- Hard Grass
Also known as: Amblychloa dura (L.) Link +11 more
- Amblychloa dura (L.) Link
- Amblychloa dura Link ex B.D.Jacks.
- Amblychloa dura Link ex Hook.f.
- Amblyochloa dura (L.) Link, 1844
- Catapodium durum Link
- Crassipes annuus Swallen
- Eleusine dura (L.) Lam.
- Poa dura (L.) Raspail
- Poa dura (L.) Roth
- Sclerochloa dura var. arenosa Schur
- Sesleria dura (L.) Kunth
- Sesleria dura (L.) Schrank, 1789
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Sclerochloa dura (commonly known as Common Hardgrass or Fairground Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin