Sporobolus neglectus

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusSporobolus
Species:Sporobolus neglectus Nash
Common NamePuffsheath Dropseed
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; 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 3
StatusNative; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (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

SynonymFull Citation
Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. neglectus Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. neglectus (Nash) Scribn.

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: Bracken (KY), Carroll (KY), Clark (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Montgomery (KY), Anderson (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jefferson (TN), Knox (TN), Marshall (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Perry (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Smith (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 1984

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0027724 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027716 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027725 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
31973000023639 Kenton Kentucky 02 Sep 1978 Applegarth, Patrick
507		 KNK
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027726 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027722 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0031989 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0087031 Clark Kentucky
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027718 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027732 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027733 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027719 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027728 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027736 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027714 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
UCHT002522 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Sporobolus neglectus
UCHT002523 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Sporobolus neglectus
UCHT002524 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0053436 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0045863 Bracken Kentucky 10 Sep 1941
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
31234100158128 Montgomery Kentucky 02 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1236		 EKY
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027735 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027734 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027715 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
31973000023638 Kenton Kentucky 22 Sep 1979 Thieret, John
51167		 KNK
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027729 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0031991 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0031988 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027727 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027717 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027737 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0069818 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
31234100158136 Knox Tennessee 25 Oct 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
272		 EKY
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027720 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027731 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027721 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027730 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0087255 Carroll Kentucky
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0031990 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0027723 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
UCHT002521 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Sporobolus neglectus
APSC0031987 Perry Tennessee
APSC
Sporobolus neglectus
TENN-V-0243892 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Sporobolus neglectus
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