Sporobolus schoenoides(L.) P.M.Peterson

WFO wfo-0001341437 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Patrick Hacker
fig. a Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-09-09 / obs. 156788449
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Gabriel Mayrhofer
fig. b Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 152896253
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Ken-ichi Ueda
fig. c Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 85168432
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Tim Messick
fig. d Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110149292
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Millie Basden
fig. e Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 55595727
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Millie Basden
fig. f Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 23707605
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Amy Huie
fig. g Amy Huie, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 17130764
Sporobolus schoenoides, photographed by Millie Basden
fig. h Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 9510845

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Native range 60 botanical countries

Regions where Sporobolus schoenoides is native: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Belarus, 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 AlgeriaChadEgyptLibyaMalawiMoroccoMozambiqueNigerSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTunisiaAfghanistanAltayChina North-CentralChina SoutheastCyprusEast Aegean Is.Inner MongoliaIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPalestineTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangYemenIndiaPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBelarusBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaEast European RussiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Sporobolus schoenoides, 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 Southeast CHS
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yemen YEM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Belarus BLR
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
Libya LBY
Malawi MLW
Morocco MOR
Mozambique MOZ
Niger NGR
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Tunisia TUN
India IND ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM

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 11 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.

  • Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam.
  • Crypsis schoenoides f. minima Roshev.
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. gracilis Lojac.
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. minima Roshev.
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. minor Lange
  • Crypsis schoenoides var. subcylindrica Batt.
  • Heleochloa schoenoides var. macrostachys Podp.
  • Phleum schoenoides L.
  • Phleum supinum Lam.
  • Spartina phleoides (L.) Roth
  • Spartina schoenoides (L.) Roth

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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