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- a grass of the genus Sporobolus (同)drop-seed
- erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America (同)Sporobolus cryptandrus
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| Dropseed |
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| Sporobolus virginicus |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
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Angiosperms |
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Monocots |
| (unranked): |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Poaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: |
Zoysieae |
| Genus: |
Sporobolus
R.Br.[1] |
| Type species |
Sporobolus indicus
(L.) R.Br.[2][3] |
| Synonyms[4] |
- Agrosticula Raddi
- Bauchea E. Fourn.
- Bennetia Raf.
- Cryptostachys Steud.
- Diachyrium Griseb.
- Spermachiton Llanos
- Spermatochiton Pilg., alternate spelling
- Triachyrum Hochst.
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giant Parramatta grass (
Sporobolus fertilis)
Madagascar dropseed (
Sporobolus pyramidatus)
Sporobolus is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family.[5][3][6][7][8]
The name is derived from the Greek words σπόρος (sporos), meaning "seed", and βόλος (bolos), meaning "throw", referring to the dispersion of seeds.[9] Members of the genus are usually called dropseeds[10] or sacaton grasses. They are typical prairie and savanna plants, occurring in other types of open habitat in warmer climates. At least one species (S. caespitosus from Saint Helena) is threatened with extinction, and another (S. durus from Ascension Island) is extinct.
Uses
While some dropseed grasses make nice gardening plants[citation needed], they are generally considered[who?] to make inferior pastures[citation needed]. On the other hand, seeds of at least some species are edible and nutritious; they were used as food for example by the Chiricahua Apaches. Other species are reported to be used as famine foods, such as Sporobolus indicus in parts of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, where it is known as muriy in Oromiffa.[11]
Known as popote de cambray, Sporobolus grasses are used in popotillo art or straw mosaics, a Mexican folk art with Pre-Columbian origins.[12]
Ecology
Caterpillars of the small moth Bucculatrix sporobolella have only been found on alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides). The Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis) on Laysan Island apparently became extinct with the local eradication of S. virginicus by feral rabbits. Seed-eating birds including American sparrows (genus Aimophila) feed on sacaton seeds. S. wrightii is a critical resource for the Botteri's sparrow (Aimophila botterii) which at one time was extirpated from Arizona.
- Species[4]
- formerly included[4]
numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Agrostis Arctagrostis Blepharoneuron Eragrostis Mosdenia Muhlenbergia Poa Sacciolepis Thysanolaena Urochondra
References
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- ^ "Genus: Sporobolus R. Br.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ lectotype designated by L.K.G. Pfeiffer, Nom. Bot. 2:1274 (1874)
- ^ a b Tropicos, Sporobolus R. Br.
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 169-170 in Latin
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 482 鼠尾粟属 shu wei su shu Sporobolus R. Brown, Prodr. 169. 1810.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Sporobolus included photos and distribution maps for several species
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. IV R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2542. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
- ^ "Sporobolus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Dechassa Lemessa, "Prosperity Fades - Jimma and Illubabor Zones of Oromiya Region", UN-EUE Field Report, November 1999 (accessed 15 May 2009)
- ^ "Papel Picado, Papel Amate, and Popotillo". Festival of Mexico. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ Bussmann, Rainer W; Genevieve G Gilbreath; John Solio; Manja Lutura; Rumpac Lutuluo; Kimaren Kunguru; Nick Wood; Simon G Mathenge (2006). "Plant use of the Maasai of Sekenani Valley, Maasai Mara, Kenya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2 (22). doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-22. PMC 1475560. PMID 16674830.
English Journal
- Prairie grass establishment on calcareous reclaimed mine soil.
- Thorne M1, Cardina J.
- Journal of environmental quality.J Environ Qual.2011 Nov-Dec;40(6):1824-34. doi: 10.2134/jeq2010.0052.
- Reclaimed Appalachian surface mined lands have difficulty in sustaining native deciduous forest communities. Establishing prairie communities could increase ecosystem function; however, a native model system does not exist. We evaluated establishment of 15 North American prairie grasses as monocultu
- PMID 22031565
- Photoluminescent distinction among plant life forms using phosphate buffered saline extract solutions.
- Danielson TL1, Obeidat S, Rayson GD, Anderson DM, Fredrickson EL, Estell RE.
- Applied spectroscopy.Appl Spectrosc.2006 Jul;60(7):800-7.
- Photoluminescence of plant extract solutions has been investigated for discrimination of plant life forms (grasses, forbs, and shrubs) using principal component analysis (PCA). Clippings from each of six plant species representing three different plant life forms potentially found in the diets of fr
- PMID 16854269
Related Links
- Sporobolus heterolepis, the Prairie dropseed, is a species of prairie grass native to a widespread area of the United States (from the Mid-West to the eastern seaboard (Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, ...
- 9 Dec 2012 ... Prairie dropseed is a fine-textured, distinctive bunchgrass with leaves that curve gracefully outward forming large, round tufts. Delicate seedheads appear above the tuft in midsummer, rising 2 ft. high. Fall color is tan-bronze.
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