Sporobolus compositus
Sporobolus compositus, the composite dropseed[2] or tall dropseed, is a native North American prairie grass growing from two to four feet tall. Also called rough dropseed and meadow dropseed, it is common on the Great Plains, and found in most states in the United States.
| Tall dropseed | |
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| 1913 illustration S. compositus var. compositus[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Sporobolus |
| Species: | S. compositus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. | |
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| Synonyms | |
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(Beauv.) Kunth | |
It flowers from August to September. The name derives from the readily falling grain. Dropseed has little value as food; its palatability decreases with its age.
References
- Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 196.
- "Sporobolus compositus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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