Sporobolus indicus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusSporobolus
Species:Sporobolus indicus R. Br.
Common NameSmut Grass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Pantropics; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (14)

SynonymFull Citation
Agrostis elongata Agrostis elongata Lam.
Agrostis tenuissima Agrostis tenuissima Spreng.
Sporobolus indicus var. exilis Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T. Koyama
Sporobolus lamarckii Sporobolus lamarckii Desv. ex Ham.
Sporobolus littoralis var. elongatus Sporobolus littoralis var. elongatus (P. Beauv.) T. Durand & Schinz
Vilfa angusta Vilfa angusta Buckley
Vilfa elongata Vilfa elongata P. Beauv.
Vilfa familiaris Vilfa familiaris Steud. ex Lechler
Vilfa tenacissima Vilfa tenacissima (L. f.) Kunth
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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Monroe (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jefferson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0027631 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
TENN-V-0027635 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
TENN-V-0027636 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
TENN-V-0210043 Davidson Tennessee A. Gattinger
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
TENN-V-0027637 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
UOS08219 Franklin Tennessee 19 Sep 2006 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Sporobolus indicus
UOS08220 Franklin Tennessee 05 Sep 2007 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Sporobolus indicus
TENN-V-0027638 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
TENN-V-0027640 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus indicus
ETSU026848 Hawkins Tennessee 22 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191004
ETSU
Sporobolus indicus
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