Poaceae
Pineywoods dropseed
Sporobolus junceus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pineywoods dropseed
Synonyms
- Agrostis compressa Poir.
- Agrostis juncea Michx.
- Agrostis thyrsoides Bosc ex Steud.
- Aira triglumis Steud.
- Axonopus poiretii Roem. & Schult.
- Bennetia juncea Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Colpodium junceum Trin.
- Crypsis juncea Steud.
- Heleochloa juncea P.Beauv.
- Milium compressum Poir.
- Panicum speciosum Walter
- Sporobolus ejuncidus Nash
- Sporobolus poiretii Hitchc.
- Vilfa familiaris Steud.
- Vilfa fulvescens Trin.
- Vilfa gracilis Trin.
- Vilfa juncea (P.Beauv.) Trin.
- Vilfa schiedeana Trin.
- Vilfa subsetacea Trin.
- Vilfa vinzenti Steud.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June, September to October (from 83 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Niyan Shehan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.