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Sporobolus virginicus (seashore dropseed)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  High
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  1 year
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Year Round
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Container, Sprig
Regrowth Rate [1]  Moderate
Root Depth [1]  18 inches (46 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Seeds Per [1]  1999996 / lb (4409240 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Decumbent
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Flower Color [1]  Brown
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Low
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Moderate

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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hemicycliophora labiata[7]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Feeding Ecology and Seasonal Movements of Giant Tortoises on Aldabra Atoll, C.W.D. Gibson and J. Hamilton, Oecologia (Berlin) (1983) 56:84-92
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 5The Diet of the Hippopotamus in Ndumu Game Reserve, Natal, as Determined by Faecal Analysis, J.S.B. Scotcher, D.R.M. Stewart, C.M. Breen, S.-Afr. Tydskr. Natuurnavors. 8:1-11 (1978)
♦ 6Species Profile and Threats Database, Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
♦ 7Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0