Index / Search / Sporobolus vaginiflorus
§1 Plant
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Alph. Wood
vernacular poverty dropseed — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Sporobolus
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 816 counties across 34 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 816 counties across 34 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Lawrence 05075
- Little River 05081
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Stone 05137
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Jackson 20085
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Meade 20119
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Morton 20129
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Ness 20135
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyd 21019
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Carroll 29033
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- King George 51099
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Brown 55009
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SPVA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2704768 ↗Record version
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