A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray[FNA25, HC, HC2]
sand dropseed
Publication: Manual 576. 1848.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA25: "Sporobolus cryptandrus is a widespread North American species, extending from Canada into Mexico. It grows in sandy soils and washes, on rocky slopes and calcareous ridges, and along roadsides in salt-desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodlands, yellow pine forests, and desert grasslands. Its elevational range is 0-2900 m."
Last updated 10/13/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Agrostis cryptandra Torr.
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray ssp. fuscicola (Hook.) E.K. Jones & Fassett, orthographic variant
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray var. fuscicola (Hook.) R.W. Pohl, orthographic variant
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray var. occidentalis E.K. Jones & Fassett
