Sporobolus pyramidatus (Lam.) Hitchc. Madagascar dropseed
Symbol: SPPY2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:
| L48 | N | |
| HI | I | |
| PR | N | |
| VI | N |
Synonyms:
| AGPY | Agrostis pyramidata Lam. | |||
| SPAR3 | Sporobolus argutus (Nees) Kunth | |||
| SPCO17 | Sporobolus coromandelianus auct. non (Retz.) Kunth | Madagascar dropseed | ||
| SPPA6 | Sporobolus patens auct. non Swallen | |||
| SPPU2 | Sporobolus pulvinatus Swallen |
Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AR, AZ, FL, KS, LA, MO, NM, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT
AR, AZ, FL, KS, LA, MO, NM, NY, OK, PA, TX, UT
Classification:
| 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 pyramidatus (Lam.) Hitchc. – Madagascar dropseed |
Introduced Information: This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
Source: USDA
