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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: |
BOT-GCED-2509 (Habitat range and phenotypic variation in twelve salt marsh plants on Sapelo Island, Georgia, USA.)
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)
(view all 6 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog) |

Sporobolus virginicus Sapelo Island. Photo Steven Pennings

Stand of Sporobolus on Sapelo Island. Photo Steven Pennings
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