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Taxon:
Sporobolus virginicus
(L.) Kunth
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Sporobolus
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Zoysieae
Subtribe:
Sporobolinae
Nomen number:
35393
Place of publication:
Révis. gramin. 1:67. 1829
Verified:
02/03/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agrostis virginica
L.
Autonym(s)
Sporobolus virginicus
(L.) Kunth var.
virginicus
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sporobolus virginicus
(L.) Kunth var.
minor
F. M. Bailey
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al.
1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581.
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds.
2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
URL:
http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/files/noticias_Check_List_Cabo_Verde.pdf
Baaijens, G. J. & J. F. Veldkamp.
1991.
Sporobolus
(Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35:445.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Davidse, G. et al., eds.
1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Sporobolus+virginicus&quantity=1
George, A. S., ed.
1980-. Flora of Australia.
Ghazanfar, S. A.
1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al.
1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed.
1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Hansen, A. & P. Sunding.
1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hitchcock, A. S.
1927. Grasses of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24:291-556.
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
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Koyama, T.
1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Lazarides, M.
1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell.
1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Missouri Botanical Garden.
W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
URL:
http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Peterson, P. M. et al.
2004.
Sporobolus
(Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Zoysieae: Sporobolinae) from northeastern México. Sida 21(3):584-586.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Proctor, G. R.
1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bulletin Additional Series XI.
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Renvoize, S. A.
1984. The grasses of Bahia
Simon, B. K. & S. W. L. Jacobs.
1999. Revision of the genus
Sporobolus
(Poaceae, Chloridoideae) in Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 12:409-411.
URL:
http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/151.htm
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Sreekumar, P. V. & V. J. Nair.
1991. Flora of Kerala - grasses.
Thulin, M., ed.
1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
beach dropseed –
Reference(s)
jatopa –
Reference(s)
marine couch –
Reference(s)
sand couch –
Reference(s)
seashore dropseed –
Reference(s)
water couch –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Macaronesia
Cabo Verde
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Cape Province
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Transvaal
n.e.
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Northern Territory
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
South Australia
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Tasmania
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Victoria
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Western Australia
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja California Sur
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
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
s.?
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=885
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Campeche
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Quintana Roo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
1
Native
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Anguilla
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Virgin Islands, U.S.
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Virgin Islands (British)
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Cabo Verde
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Somalia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Liberia
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Namibia
,
South Africa
[Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal (n.e.)]
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
CHINA:
China
[Zhejiang Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Ryukyu Islands],
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Pakistan
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama (s.?), Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=885), Georgia (s.e.), Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.), North Carolina, South Carolina]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Baja California Sur, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Campeche, Chiapas, Jalisco, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
,
New Caledonia
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Anguilla
,
Netherlands Antilles
,
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
,
Virgin Islands (British)
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Chile
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
fodder
fide Blumea 35:448. 1991
Baaijens, G. J. & J. F. Veldkamp.
1991.
Sporobolus
(Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35:445.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Environmental
erosion control
fide Econ Pl Aust; Blumea 35:448. 1991
Baaijens, G. J. & J. F. Veldkamp.
1991.
Sporobolus
(Gramineae) in Malesia. Blumea 35:445.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Name
References