alkali sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Summary 4

Sporobolus airoides is a species of grass known by the common name alkali sacaton. It is native to western North America, including the Western United States west of the Mississippi River, British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, and northern and central Mexico. It grows in many types of habitat, often in alkali soils, such as in California desert regions.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jason Eckberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jason Eckberg
  2. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=botany&irn=10336878
  3. USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/spai_002_lvp.jpg
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporobolus_airoides

More Info

iNat Map

Color brown, green
Group Grasses and Allies
Park Spinney Mountain
Kingdom Plants