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Taxonomic Details for Sporobolus virginicus

Systematic Resumé:
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridaeplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
InfradivisionAngiospermae
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSporobolus
SpeciesSporobolus virginicus
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

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
Sporobolus virginicus Sapelo Island. Photo Steven Pennings

Sporobolus virginicus
Stand of Sporobolus on Sapelo Island. Photo Steven Pennings

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.