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Sporobolus virginicus

seashore dropseed
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

seashore dropseed

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Sporobolus virginicus

Familia:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Grass

Tamaño:

0.5–1 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

green

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Forms colonies

Destacado por:

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Salt marsh coastal stabilizer. Low dune stabilizer. Groundcover in coastal settings.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

Seed, division.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt

Suelo u otro sustrato:

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

Larval host for Obscure Skipper ( Panoquina panoquinoides ) and probably Salt Marsh Skipper ( Panoquina panoquin ).

Hábitats nativos:

Dunes, salt marshes, disturbed saline areas

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Useful in coastal restoration or retained along a coastal shoreline for stabilization.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D, C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Seashore dropseed [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sporvirg ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, FL.


Minno, M., J. Butler, and D. Hall. (2005). Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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