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
Last updated 10/13/2023 by David Giblin.
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray[FNA25, HC, HC2]
sand dropseed
Publication: Manual 576. 1848.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
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."
References: (none)
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
