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Pan dropseed

Sporobolus ioclados (Nees ex Trin.) Nees

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sporobolus

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Pan dropseed: Sporobolus ioclados in Sur at Bilad Sur Road, Ash Sharqiyah South Gov., Oman
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Pan dropseed, Pan dropseed grass

Synonyms

  • Agrostis kentrophylla K.Schum. ex Engl.
  • Agrostis kentrophyllum K.Schum. ex Engl.
  • Agrostis kentrophyllum K.Schum.
  • Sporobolus arabicus Boiss.
  • Sporobolus arabicus var. latifolius Peter
  • Sporobolus arabicus var. littoralis Peter
  • Sporobolus genalensis Chiov.
  • Sporobolus ghikae Schweinf. & Volkens
  • Sporobolus gillii Stent
  • Sporobolus inconspicuus Hack.
  • Sporobolus ioclados var. usitatus (Stent) Chippind.
  • Sporobolus jemenicus Pilg.
  • Sporobolus kentrophyllus (K.Schum.) Clayton
  • Sporobolus laetevirens Coss.
  • Sporobolus marginatus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Sporobolus marginatus var. anceps Chiov.
  • Sporobolus marginatus var. scabrifolius Chiov.
  • Sporobolus pallidus (Nees ex Trin.) Boiss.
  • Sporobolus rangei Pilg.
  • Sporobolus seineri Mez
  • Sporobolus smutsii Stent
  • Sporobolus smutsii var. longifolius Gooss.
  • Sporobolus usitatus Stent
  • Sporobolus verdcourtii Napper
  • Sporobolus vryburgensis Stent
  • Vilfa arabica (Boiss.) Steud.
  • Vilfa ioclados Nees ex Trin.
  • Vilfa marginata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Steud.
  • Vilfa pallida Nees ex Trin.
  • Vilfa scabrifolia Hochst. ex Edgew.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

Photos

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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.