Index / Search / Sphenopholis nitida
§1 Plant
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
vernacular shiny 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
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 610 counties across 29 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 610 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Appling 13001
- Bartow 13015
- Brooks 13027
- Burke 13033
- Catoosa 13047
- Chattooga 13055
- Columbia 13073
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Fulton 13121
- Gordon 13129
- Hall 13139
- Haralson 13143
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Heard 13149
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Lee 13177
- Madison 13195
- Morgan 13211
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Putnam 13237
- Randolph 13243
- Talbot 13263
- Towns 13281
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Whitfield 13313
Illinois view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- Steuben 18151
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Trigg 21221
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Butler 29023
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- McDonald 29119
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pike 29163
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Martin 37117
- Mitchell 37121
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stokes 37169
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Carroll 39019
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Harrison 39067
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Noble 39121
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Vinton 39163
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SPNI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2703355 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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