Summary ⁷

Sporobolus heterolepis, commonly known as Prairie dropseed, is a species of prairie grass native to the tallgrass and mixed grass prairies of central North America from Texas to southern Canada. It is also found further east, all the way to the Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada, but is much less common beyond the Great Plains and is restricted to specialized habitats. It is found in 24 states and 4 Canadian provinces.

Comments ⁸

This is one of the true prairie grasses. Because of its dense tufts of sprawling narrow leaves, there is really nothing else that closely resembles it. While some Sporobolus spp. (Dropseeds) have narrow spike-like inflorescences that are often partially hidden by their sheaths, other species in this genus have long-exerted inflorescences that are airy and open. Prairie Dropseed is a good example of this latter group; it has longer spikelets than other species in this group.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) colorado art studio, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmgart/4827749706/
2. (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=sphe_001_avd.tif
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4. (c) John Hilty, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/photos/pr_dropseed1.jpg
5. (c) anónimo, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/photos/pr_dropseed2.jpg
6. (c) Erin Faulkner, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Erin Faulkner
7. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporobolus_heterolepis
8. (c) John Hilty, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29449409

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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