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Sporobolus virginicus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species:
S. virginicus
Binomial name
Sporobolus virginicus
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Agrostis virginica Linnaeus
  • Vilfa virginica (L.) P. Beauv.
  • Podosemum virginica (L.) Link
  • Agrostis littoralis Lam.
  • Sporobolus virginicus var. virginicus
  • Sporobolus benthamii var. robustus Domin
  • Sporobolus virginicus var. pallidus Benth.
  • Sporobolus virginicus var. minor F.M. Bailey ex B.K. Simon
  • Vilfa intermedia Trin.

Sporobolus virginicus, known by numerous common names including seashore dropseed,[5] marine couch, sand couch, salt couch grass, saltwater couch, coastal rat-tail grass, and nioaka, is a species of grass with a wide distribution.

Description

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It is a spreading perennial tussock grass from 10 to 50 cm (3.9 to 19.7 in) in height. Its flowers are green or purple. It reproduces asexually by use of both stolons and rhizomes.[6]

Taxonomy

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It was originally published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, under the name Agrostis virginicus. It was transferred into Sporobolus by Karl Sigismund Kunth in 1829. It has a great many synonyms.[3][4]

At least in Australia, the species can grade between narrow and broad leaf forms.[7]

Distribution and habitat

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It grows in Australia, New Zealand, many Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, Africa, India, China and Indonesia. It is widespread in Australia,[8] occurring in every state.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Bárrios, S. & Copeland, A. (2021). "Sporobolus virginicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T177364A192135454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T177364A192135454.en. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  2. ↑ NatureServe. "Sporobolus virginicus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth". Vascular Plants: Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ↑ NRCS. "Sporobolus virginicus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  7. 1 2 S. W. L. Jacobs & K. L. McClay. "New South Wales Flora Online: Sporobolus virginicus". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  8. ↑ p24 It is the most wildly distributed saltmarsh plant in Australia Saintilan, Neil; CSIRO (2009), Australian saltmarsh ecology, CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 978-0-643-09684-4
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