Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray GRIN-Global

Taxon: Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray

Summary

Genus:

Sporobolus

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Zoysieae

Subtribe:

Sporobolinae

Nomen number:

35355

Place of publication:

Manual 576. 1848

Verified:

02/04/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Agrostis cryptandra Torr.

Autonym(s)

Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray var. cryptandrus

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Vilfa cryptandra (Torr.) Trin.
Vilfa cryptandra (Torr.) Trin. var. cryptandra

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Sporobolus subinclusus Phil.

No images

Reference(s)

Beetle, A. A. 1977. Noteworthy grasses from Mexico V. Phytologia 37:398. URL: http://www.phytologia.org/
Correa, M. N. 1969-. Flora patagonica.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 40-41.
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. URL: http://floranorthamerica.org/
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16
Ott, J. E. et al. 2011. 15. Vegetation dynamics at a Mojave desert restoration site, 1992-2007. Nat. Resources Environm. Issues 16(Art. 15):1-15.
Peterson, P. M. et al. 2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:205.
Peterson, P. M. et al. 2004. Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Zoysieae: Sporobolinae) from northeastern México. Sida 21(3):570-572. URL: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:158.
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

English
prairie grass –
sand dropseed –
English (Canada)
sand dropseed –
French
sporobole à fleurs cacnées –
French (Canada)
sporobole à fleurs cachées –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.w.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut	s.w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	s.w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire	s.e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York	e. & n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States
3	Adventive	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Volgograd

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.w.), Ontario]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta (s.), Manitoba, British Columbia (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut (s.w.), Indiana, Maine (s.w.), Massachusetts (e.), Michigan, New Hampshire (s.e.), New York (e. & n.), Ohio, Pennsylvania (e.), Vermont (s.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (e.), Arkansas, Kentucky (w.), Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina (e.), Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Baja California Sur]

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Cultivated
Northern America

REGION: United States

Adventive
Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Volgograd]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage	mainly when young	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmental	erosion control	fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2001	Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Environmental	revegetator		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmental	wildlife habitat		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds