Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus)

   

Sporobolus cryptandrus. US Highway 54, mile marker 14, between state line and Orogrande, Otero County, New Mexico. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Sand Dropseed
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Sporobolus cryptandrus (spore-ROB-bow-lus crypt-ANN-drus)
• Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
• Geographic Range: Canada to Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial grass.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 23 May 2006