Poaceae
Modest prickle grass
Sporobolus niliacus
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- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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Sporobolus niliacusPoaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Modest prickle grass
Synonyms
- Crypsis compacta Steud.
- Crypsis niliaca Fig. & De Not.
- Crypsis vaginiflora (Forssk.) Opiz
- Heleochloa compacta (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Phalaris vaginiflora Forssk.
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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). About our plant data.