Poaceae

Puffsheath dropseed

Sporobolus neglectus Nash

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sporobolus

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Common names

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English: Puffsheath dropseed

Synonyms

Sporobolus neglectus var. neglectus
Sporobolus neglectus var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Steyerm. & C.L.Kucera
Sporobolus ozarkanus Fernald
Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. neglectus (Nash) Scribn.
Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus (Fernald) Shinners

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry "Nick" Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, 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.