Sand Dropseed
Common Name: Sand Dropseed
Species Name: Sporobolus cryptandrus
Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like
Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family
Tribe: Eragrostideae, Lovegrass Tribe
Plant Facts | |
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Origin | Native |
Duration | Perennial |
Season | Warm |
Distribution in the U.S. | Throughout the country excluding the West Coast and extreme southeast |
Distribution in Oklahoma | Western two-thirds of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Sheath breaks into flag leaf at right angle
- Noticeable hairs at collar
Floral
- Seed head protruding or partially enclosed in sheath
- Tiny, awnless seed head
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 15-100 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Ciliate
- Sheath: Glabrous
- Leaves: Basal and cauline
- Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Panicles
- Florets Per Spikelet: 1
- Glumes: Unequal
Habitat/Ecology | |
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Soil Type | Sands and sandy loams |
Habitat | Sands |
Successional Stage | Early to mid |
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