Index / Search / Sphenopholis intermedia
§1 Plant
Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.
vernacular slender wedgescale — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Sphenopholis
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 796 counties across 35 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 796 counties across 35 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 92 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Benton 18007
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Ohio 18115
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Scott 18143
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bracken 21023
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Spencer 21215
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
Louisiana view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Ascension 22005
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Claiborne 22027
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Iberville 22047
- Lafayette 22055
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Richland 22083
- St. Landry 22097
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Baraga 26013
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clinton 26037
- Delta 26041
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Butler 29023
- Carter 29035
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
Montana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Mercer 39107
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Cheatham 47021
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Van Buren 47175
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SPIN3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2703359 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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