Sporobolus contractus Hitchc. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Sporobolus contractus Hitchc.
Sporobolus contractus Hitchc. is a perennial bunchgrass with hairless leaves and narrow, spikelike inflorescences of small pale spikelets.
This species of grass, Sporobolus contractus Hitchc., is a perennial bunchgrass. It grows in clumps or tufts of stems that reach a maximum height of 1.2 m (3.9 ft). The bases of its stems are thick, and are sheathed by hairless leaves. Its inflorescence is dense, cylindrical, and narrow, taking the form of a spike-like arrangement holding many small whitish or grayish spikelets.
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Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs
Nassella tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott
Poa pratensis L.
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.
Entolasia marginata (R.Br.) Hughes
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