Sporobolus virginicus

Family:POACEAE
Species:Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Common Name:Seashore Dropseed; Coastal Dropseed
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SPVI3
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Sporobolus
Species Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth - Seashore Dropseed; Coastal Dropseed

Citation

Citation Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 67. 1829.
Basionym: Agrostis virginica L. 1753.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 507 (lectotype: LINN 84.30; isolectotypes: BM, US(fragm)). Lectotypified by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 119. 1908.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Agrostis barbata Agrostis barbata Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 75. 1805, nom. illegit.Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791.  
Agrostis barbata var. senegalensis Agrostis barbata Persoon, var. senegalensis Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 76. 1805. SENEGAL: Without data, Roussillon s.n. (holotype: P).
Agrostis congener Agrostis congener Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl. 46. 1827. GHANA: Without data, Thonning s.n. (holotype: C).
Agrostis juncea Agrostis juncea Lamarck, Encycl. 1: 60. 1783. INDIA: Without data, Sonnerat s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: US fragm).
Agrostis littoralis Agrostis littoralis Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 161. 1791. VIRGIN ISLANDS: "bayis Trium insularum Danarum", May 1787, Richard s.n. (lectotype: P; isolectotypes: P, US fragm). Lectotypified by Baaijens & Veldkamp, Blumea 35: 446. 1991.
Agrostis pungens Agrostis pungens Muhlenberg, Descr. Gram. 72. 1817, non Schreber 1769.  
Agrostis tremula Agrostis tremula Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 1: 372. 1797, nom. illegit.Agrostis juncea Lamarck 1783. 
Agrostis virginica Agrostis virginica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 63. 1753. VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 507 (lectotype: LINN 84.30; isolectotypes: BM, US(fragm)). Lectotypified by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 119. 1908.
Aira sabulonum Aira sabulonum Labillardiere, Sert. Austro-Caledon. 16, t. 21. 1824. NEW CALEDONIA: Balade, s.d., Labillardiere s.n. (holotype: FI).
Aira sabulonum var. uniflora Aira sabulonum Labillardiere, var. uniflora Balansa, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 19: 318. 1872. NEW CALEDONIA: Without data, Labillardiere Herb. s.n. (holotype: FI).
Calotheca sabulosa Calotheca sabulosa Steudel, Flora 12: 488. 1829. SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Prov.: Without data, Ecklon 944 (holotype: P).
Crypsis virginica Crypsis virginica (Linnaeus) Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 49. 1818.Agrostis virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Eragrostis sabulosa Eragrostis sabulosa (Steudel) Schweickerdt, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 43: 91. 1938.Calotheca sabulosa Steudel 1829. 
Podosemum virginicum Podosemum virginicum (Linnaeus) Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 85. 1827.Agrostis virginica Linnaeus 1753. 
Sporobolus benthamii var. robustus Sporobolus benthamii F. M. Bailey, var. robustus Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 85: 348. 1915. AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: Port Darwin, s.d., Schultz 212 (lectotype: K). Lectotypified by Baaijens & Veldkamp, Blumea 35: 446. 1991.
Sporobolus littoralis Sporobolus littoralis (Lamarck) Kunth, Revis. Gramin. 68. 1829.Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791. 
Sporobolus littoralis var. elongatus Sporobolus littoralis (Lamarck) Kunth, var. elongatus T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 821. 1894, nom. inadmiss.Sporobolus littoralis (Lamarck) Kunth 1829; Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791. 
Sporobolus matrella Sporobolus matrella Nees von Esenbeck, Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. 152. 1841, nom. illegit.Vilfa matrella Nees von Esenbeck 1829, nom. illegit.; Vilfa intermedia Trinius 1824. 
Sporobolus sundaicus Sporobolus sundaicus Ohwi, Bull. Tokyo Sci. Mus. 18: 13. 1947. INDONESIA: Java: Surabaya, near Grissee, 29 Sep 1928, Van Slooten s.n. (holotype: BO; isotype: K).
Sporobolus tremulus Sporobolus tremulus (Trinius) Kunth, Revis. Gramin. 67. 1829.Vilfa tremula Trinius 1824; Agrostis tremula Willdenow 1797, nom. illegit.; Agrostis juncea Lamarck 1783. 
Sporobolus virginicus subsp. littoralis Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, subsp. littoralis (Lamarck) Borhidi & O. Muñiz, Bot. Kozlem 58: 175. 1971.Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791. 
Sporobolus virginicus var. littoralis Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, var. littoralis (Lamarck) Hitchcock, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 17: 486. 1937.Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791. 
Sporobolus virginicus var. major Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, var. major Franchet, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 8: 369. 1893. SOUTH AFRICA: Natal: Without data, Drege s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: K).
Sporobolus virginicus var. minor Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, var. minor F. M. Bailey ex Simon, Austrobaileya 2: 22. 1984, non F. M. Bailey 1896. AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Cape Solander, Botany Bay, Mar 1961, Constable s.n. (holotype: BRI; isotype: NSW).
Sporobolus virginicus var. minor Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, var. minor F. M. Bailey, Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. 13: 15. 1896. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Without data, Bailey s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: K).
Sporobolus virginicus var. pallidus Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth, var. pallidus Bentham, Fl. Austral. 7: 621. 1878. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Brisbane River, s.d., Bailey s.n. (lectotype: K). Lectotypified by Baaijens & Veldkamp, Blumea 35: 446. 1991.
Vilfa barbata Vilfa barbata Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 16, 147, 181. 1812, nom. illegit.Agrostis barbata Persoon 1805, nom. illegit.; Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791. 
Vilfa intermedia Vilfa intermedia Trinius, Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl. 156. 1824. MAURITIUS: Without data, Sieber 38 (holotype: LE; isotype: K).
Vilfa littoralis Vilfa littoralis (Lamarck) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 16, 147, 181. 1812.Agrostis littoralis Lamarck 1791. 
Vilfa matrella Vilfa matrella Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1): 400. 1829, nom. illegit.Vilfa intermedia Trinius 1824. 
Vilfa tremula Vilfa tremula Trinius, Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl. 155. 1824.Agrostis tremula Willdenow 1797, nom. illegit.; Agrostis juncea Lamarck 1783. 
Vilfa virginica Vilfa virginica (Linnaeus) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 16, 182. 1812.Agrostis virginica Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1957 - 1966

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000019557 Mobile 15 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51340
AUA
Sporobolus Virginicus (L.) Kunth
UWAL0037041 Baldwin 01 Sep 1982 Owsley, C. Micheal
698
UWAL
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
ALNHS00004323 Mobile 07 Sep 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2461
ALNHS
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
UNA00006138 Baldwin 10 Aug 1957 Deason, Temd R.
s.n.
UNA
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
UNA00006138 Baldwin 10 Aug 1957 Deason, Temd R.
s.n.
UNA
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
ALNHS00003609 Baldwin 9 Dec 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2115
ALNHS
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
USAM000012716 Baldwin 10 Sep 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3737
USAM
Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth
TROY000046941 Baldwin 10 Sep 1967 Lelong, Michel G.
3737
TROY
Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth
USAM000012715 Baldwin 27 Sep 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8765
USAM
Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth
UWAL0037677 Mobile 24 Jun 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3305
UWAL
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth.
UWAL0002336 Baldwin 29 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13114
UWAL
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
TROY000044482 Baldwin 29 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13114
TROY
Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth
UWAL0037705 Baldwin 10 Sep 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3737
UWAL
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth.
UWAL0043771 Baldwin 23 Aug 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
946
UWAL
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
UNA00006143 Mobile 25 Jul 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D965
UNA
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
USAM000012714 Mobile 09 Oct 1970 LeLong, Michel G.
5626
USAM
Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth
TROY000047048 Mobile 24 Jun 1967 Lelong, Michel G.
3305
TROY
Sporobolus virginicus (Linnaeus) Kunth
UNA00006133 Mobile 15 Jul 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D 602
UNA
Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
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