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prairie cordgrass
Sporobolus michauxianus
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
big bluestemAndropogon gerardi
Smooth BromeBromus inermis
Big CordgrassSporobolus cynosuroides
Saltmarsh CordgrassSporobolus alterniflorus
Marsh Hay CordgrassSporobolus pumilus
switchgrassPanicum virgatum
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans
American lyme grassLeymus mollis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,392 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 2,704 |
| Ontario | 1,247 |
| Illinois | 797 |
| Quebec | 646 |
| Michigan | 590 |
| Minnesota | 413 |
| Nova Scotia | 304 |
| Wisconsin | 286 |
| New Brunswick | 251 |
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
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)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise prairie cordgrass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.