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Taxonomic Details for Sporobolus virginicus
Systematic Resumé: |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Infradivision | Angiospermae |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Lilianae |
Order | Poales |
Family | Poaceae |
Genus | Sporobolus |
Species | Sporobolus virginicus |
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Common Name: |
seashore dropseed |
Observations: |
Species observation reported by field personnel |
Authority: |
(L.) Kunth |
Comments: |
Identified by Amy Kunza during plant diversity surveys within the GCE domain |
ITIS TSN: |
42127 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) |
Habitats: |
Salinity Zone: Marine |
GCE Contact: |
Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
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GCE Data Sets: |
PLT-GCEM-2012 (Long-term monitoring of seven high marsh plant mixtures on Sapelo Island GA)
MLT-GCED-0811 (Vegetation and invertebrate communities in 500 plots in the Duplin and Dean Creek watersheds: ground truth data for matching hyperspectral imagery)
PLT-GCET-0802a (Plant community surveys along transects at multiple sites on Sapelo Island and St. Simons Island in Georgia during June and July 2005)
PLT-GCET-0711 (Plant richness survey of mainland and barrier island locations along the Texas Gulf Coast in April and May 2005)
PLT-GCET-0608 (Plant richness survey of mainland, barrier island and back-barrier hammock island locations around Sapelo Island and St. Simons Island, Georgia, in June-July 2005) |

Sporobolus virginicus Sapelo Island. Photo Steven Pennings

Stand of Sporobolus on Sapelo Island. Photo Steven Pennings
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