Sporobolus schoenoides

Sporobolus schoenoides

Sporobolus schoenoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Chloridoideae
Tribus: Zoysieae
Subtribus: Sporobolinae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: Sporobolus schoenoides

Name

Sporobolus schoenoides (L.) P.M.Peterson, Taxon 63: 1234 (2014)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 166 (1791)
  • Heleochloa schoenoides (L.) Host ex Roem. in Collecteana: 233 (1809)
  • Phleum schoenoides L. in Sp. Pl.: 60 (1753)
  • Spartina phleoides (L.) Roth in Neue Beytr. Bot. 1: 101 (1802)
  • Spartina schoenoides (L.) Roth in Neue Beytr. Bot. 1: 102 (1802)
• Heterotypic
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. gracilis Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 257 (1909)
  • Crypsis schoenoides f. minima Roshev. in B.A.Fedchenko & al., Fl. Turkmen. 1: 86 (1932)
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. minima Roshev. in B.A.Fedtschenko & al., Fl. Turkm. 1: 86 (1932)
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. minor Lange in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 2: 25 (1860)
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. subcylindrica Batt. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Monocot.: 144 (1895)
  • Heleochloa schoenoides var. macrostachys Podp. in Kvetna Mor. Rakousk. Slezska 6: 400 (1926)
  • Phleum supinum Lam. in Fl. Franç. 3: 563 (1779)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional: Temp. Eurasia to Mozambique Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen Introduced into: Arizona, Baltic States, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Madagascar, Mali, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Senegal, Utah, Vermont, Western Australia, Wisconsin Doubtfully present in: Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K., Herrera Arrieta, Y. & Saarela, J.M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and new subgeneric classification of Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae). Taxon 63(6): 1212–1243. DOI: 10.12705/636.19 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. ː 63: 1234

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Sporobolus schoenoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Sporobolus schoenoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Sporobolus schoenoides. Published online. Accessed: October 02 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: swamp pricklegrass
• español: Paja fina, Zacate fino

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