Sporobolus indicus
Smut Grass, Smut Grass, West Indian Dropseed, Rat Tail Grass, Parramatta Grass
Also known as: Agrostis orientalis Nees +14 more
- Agrostis orientalis Nees
- Agrostis tenacissima Jacq.
- Agrostis tenacissima L.f.
- Agrostis tenuissima Spreng.
- Andropogon intortum Crantz
- Paspalum lanceifolium Desv.
- Sporobolus berterianus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
- Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
- Sporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & Guédès
- Sporobolus indicus f. indicus
- Sporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès
- Sporobolus indicus subsp. indicus
- Sporobolus indicus subsp. tenacissimus (L.f.) Peter
- Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize
- Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T.Koyama
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Sporobolus indicus (commonly known as Smut Grass or West Indian dropseed) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Sporobolus is notably large, comprising more than 200 species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Virginia, Windward Is.
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)
Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, C. American Pacific Is., California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, Italy, Jawa, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Maryland, Mauritius, Michigan, Missouri, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, Niue, Norfolk Is., Oklahoma, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Portugal, Queensland, Réunion, Sardegna, Sicilia, Society Is., Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Switzerland, Tennessee, Thailand, Tuamotu, Vietnam, Yugoslavia