Sporobolus aculeatus(L.) P.M.Peterson

WFO wfo-0001429245 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. a Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-09-18 / obs. 158202539
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. b Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156778470
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. c Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156788369
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Gabriel Mayrhofer
fig. d Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 152770301
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Gabriel Mayrhofer
fig. e Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 154306365
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Duarte Frade
fig. f Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 148690037
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. g Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 148750800
Sporobolus aculeatus, photographed by Duarte Frade
fig. h Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 142554701

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Native range 55 botanical countries

Regions where Sporobolus aculeatus is native: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, India, Pakistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaChadEgyptMauritaniaMoroccoTunisiaWestern SaharaAfghanistanAltayChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastCyprusEast Aegean Is.Inner MongoliaIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaManchuriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPalestineTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangIndiaPakistanAlbaniaAustriaBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine KoreaSardegna
Native distribution of Sporobolus aculeatus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Korea KOR
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Chad CHA
Egypt EGY
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Agrostis aculeata (L.) Scop.
  • Anthoxanthum aculeatum (L.) L.f.
  • Antitragus aculeatus (L.) Gaertn.
  • Crypsis aculeata (L.) Aiton
  • Crypsis aculeata var. cyperoides Asch. & Graebn.
  • Crypsis aculeata var. eryngioides Lojac.
  • Crypsis aculeata var. minima Beck
  • Crypsis aculeata var. ranaria Asch. & Graebn.
  • Crypsis schenoides P.Beauv.
  • Heleochloa diandra Host
  • Ischaemum aculeatum Munro
  • Pallasia aculeata (L.) Kuntze
  • Phleum aculeatum (L.) Lam.
  • Raddia aculeata (L.) Mazziari

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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