Poaceae
Tussock dropseed
Sporobolus diandrus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 双蕊鼠尾粟, 雙蕊尾鼠尾栗
- English
- Tussock dropseed
- Finnish
- Suppukaristeheinä
Synonyms
- Agrostis diandra Retz.
- Agrostis dianthera Schult. & Schult.f.
- Agrostis elongata var. flaccida Roth
- Spermachiton involutum Llanos
- Sporobolus diandrus var. diandrus
- Sporobolus diandrus var. nanus Hook.f.
- Sporobolus indicus var. diandrus (Retz.) Jovet & Guédès
- Sporobolus indicus var. flaccidus (Roth) Veldkamp
- Sporobolus trimenii Senaratna
- Vilfa diandra (Retz.) Trin.
- Vilfa erosa Trin.
- Vilfa retzii Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, 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.