Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus
Endemic
Synonyms: Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. inaequalis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 119.
Sheath bases usually glabrous. Spikelets mostly 3-6 mm. Glumes usually shorter than the florets; lemmas mostly 3-5.4 mm, usually 1-veined, sometimes faintly 3-veined; paleas mostly 3-5.4 mm. Fruits 1.8-2.7 mm.
Distribution
B.C., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Del., Wis., Conn., Mass., Maine, N.H., N.Y., R.I., Vt., Fla., N.J., N.Mex., La., Pa., Calif., Ala., Ark., Ill., Ariz., D.C., Ga., Iowa, Idaho, Ind., Kans., Ky., Md., Mich., Minn., Mo., Miss., N.C., N.Dak., Nebr., Ohio, Okla., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus is the most wide-ranging of the two varieties, extending north into Canada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus +
Sporobolus vaginiflorus +
variety +
dioecious +
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