PLANTS Profile for Sporobolus compositus (composite dropseed)

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PLANTS Profile

Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.
composite dropseed

Symbol:

SPCO16

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

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Distribution:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 40 species in Sporobolus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus. . Image Available.

Sporobolus compositus var. compositus
composite dropseed

Distribution of Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. drummondii (Trin.) Kartesz & Gandhi. . Image Available.

Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii
Drummond's dropseed

Distribution of Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. macer (Trin.) Kartesz & Gandhi. . Image Available.

Sporobolus compositus var. macer
composite dropseed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

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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 compositus (Poir.) Merr. – composite dropseed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Sporobolus asper [=SPCOC2]
dropseed		Special Concern
Maine:
Sporobolus asper [=SPCOC2]
longleaf dropseed		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Sporobolus asper [=SPCOC2]
tall dropseed		Special Concern
Vermont:
Sporobolus asper [=SPCOC2]
rough dropseed		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

Sporobolus asper [=SPCOC2]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL*

UPL

FACU

UPL*

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507182.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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