Sporobolus pungens Kunth

Sporobole piquant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Sporobolus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Sporobolus pungens habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Sporobolus pungens habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Sporobolus pungens habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Sporobolus pungens leaf picture by Paolo C. (cc-by-sa)
Sporobolus pungens leaf picture by Rafel Grau (cc-by-sa)
Sporobolus pungens leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Sporobolus pungens flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Sporobolus pungens flower picture by Pascal DUPUIS (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sporobolus pungens world distribution map, present in Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422895-1
WFO ID wfo-0000901414
COL ID 4ZCQT
BDTFX ID 65845
INPN ID 124728
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sporobolus arenarius Vilfa arenaria Vilfa muehlenbergii Agrostis pungens Phalaris disticha Podosemum pungens Sporobolus purgans Vilfa pungens Agrostis arenaria Sporobolus virginicus var. arenarius Sporobolus pungens