Sporobolus spicatus
Also known as: Crypsis myosurus Nees ex Steud. +4 more
- Crypsis myosurus Nees ex Steud.
- Heleochloa myosurus (Nees ex Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Sporobolus faucicola Peter
- Vilfa involuta (Poir.) P.Beauv.
- Vilfa spicata (Vahl) P.Beauv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Sporobolus spicatus is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. It is part of the broad Sporobolus genus, encompassing over 200 species globally.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe