The Vascular Plants of Iowa

• Home
• Introduction
• Authors' Notes
• Iowa and Its Flora
• References

Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Genus:
Sporobolus R. Br. R. Br.
Genus Common Name:
Dropseed
Species:
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray
Species Common Name:
Prairie dropseed
Habitat:
Dry prairies; loess bluffs
Abundance and Distribution:
Common north central and southwest; infrequent elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Hill Prairies
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e16755