Poaceae
Pan dropseed
Sporobolus ioclados
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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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

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.