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Tall Dropseed
Sporobolus compositus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Slim TridensTridentopsis mutica
White TridensTridens albescens
little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Texas cup grassEriochloa sericea
Longspike TridensTridens strictus
Sand DropseedSporobolus cryptandrus
King Ranch bluestemBothriochloa ischaemum
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,686 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 603 |
| Kansas | 534 |
| Missouri | 299 |
| Canada | 295 |
| Ontario | 243 |
| Iowa | 172 |
| Illinois | 101 |
| New York | 89 |
| South Dakota | 79 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | dropseeds, cordgrasses, and sandreeds · Sporobolus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Tall Dropseed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.