Index / Search / Sporobolus cryptandrus
§1 Plant
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray
vernacular sand dropseed — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Sporobolus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 554 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- High
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- Low
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- Medium
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -38 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 150 min.
- Precipitation
- 8–16 in/yr
- pH range
- 6.6–8
- Root depth
- 18 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Fine
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Porous
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Summer
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Rapid
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 5,600,080
- Propagation
- seed
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 554 counties across 27 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Madison 17119
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Allamakee 19005
- Carroll 19027
- Cherokee 19035
- Clay 19041
- Crawford 19047
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Fremont 19071
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Jasper 19099
- Lucas 19117
- Lyon 19119
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Muscatine 19139
- Plymouth 19149
- Polk 19153
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Sioux 19167
- Story 19169
- Union 19175
- Wapello 19179
- Warren 19181
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
Kansas view state ↗ 97 N ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Haskell 20081
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Kearny 20093
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Stanton 20187
- Stevens 20189
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Arenac 26011
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cheboygan 26031
- Crawford 26039
- Emmet 26047
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Huron 26063
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Leelanau 26089
- Macomb 26099
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Ottawa 26139
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Morrison 27097
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Dunklin 29069
- Holt 29087
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Osage 29151
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pike 29163
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Texas 29215
Montana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Banner 31007
- Boone 31011
- Box Butte 31013
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Deuel 31049
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Frontier 31063
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Greeley 31077
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Hooker 31091
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Keya Paha 31103
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Loup 31115
- Merrick 31121
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Perkins 31135
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Polk 31143
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 19 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Pembina 38067
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 7 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Beadle 46005
- Brookings 46011
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Clay 46027
- Fall River 46047
- Gregory 46053
- Haakon 46055
- Harding 46063
- Jackson 46071
- Jones 46075
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Meade 46093
- Mellette 46095
- Miner 46097
- Minnehaha 46099
- Pennington 46103
- Sanborn 46111
- Spink 46115
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
- Yankton 46135
Tennessee view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SPCR ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2704769 ↗Record version
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