Poaceae

Spike dropseed

Sporobolus contractus Hitchc.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sporobolus

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Spike dropseed
nv: Tłʼoh yilzólí deeníní
Swedish: Smalt droppgräs

Synonyms

Sporobolus cryptandrus var. strictus Scribn.
Sporobolus strictus (Scribn.) Scribn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vincent Weber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vincent Weber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.