FNPS Plant Database

Sporobolus virginicus

seashore dropseed

PHOTOS COMING SOON!

Nomenclature

Common Name:

seashore dropseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Sporobolus virginicus

Family:

Plant Specifics

Form:

grass

Size:

0.5-1 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Evergreen. Forms colonies.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed, division

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

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

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Dunes, salt marshes, disturbed saline areas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

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

Citations:

salt: http://isa.geobridge.com/regionalconservation/beta/nfyn/PD_PFriendly.asp?tx=Distspic



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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