Sporobolus flexuosus Rydb.

Mesa dropseed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sporobolus

Characteristics

A grass.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.83 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Deserts; at elevations up to 1,200 metres in California.
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It is a warm temperate plant.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use food
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Sporobolus flexuosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Sporobolus flexuosus world distribution map, present in Colombia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242983-2
WFO ID wfo-0000901147
COL ID 4ZCJW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sporobolus flexuosus Sporobolus cryptandrus var. flexuosus Vilfa cryptandra var. flexuosa