Giant Sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii)

   

Sporobolus wrightii. Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum, University of Texas at El Paso. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Giant Sacaton
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Sporobolus wrightii (spow-ROB-oh-lus RIGHT-ee-aye)
• Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern parts of western Canada; western USA.
• Plant Form: Grass.
• Remarks:
• Ethnobotany: Ethnobotanical comments by Jane SpottedBird.

Last Update: 23 May 2006