Sporobolus spicatus

Sporobolus spicatus
	Sporobolus spicatus ; (plant on left side)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Sporobolus
Species:	S. spicatus
Binomial name
	Sporobolus spicatus; Kunth

Sporobolus spicatus, also known as salt grass, is a halophyte.^[1]

Distribution

This bunchgrass is distributed:

in dryer parts of Africa such as Namibia, as a well known common plant in the western desert of Egypt
from the Mediterranean coast to South Africa
from the Middle East southwest to Pakistan and India.^[2]^[3]

Description

Sporobolus spicatus is a perennial bunchgrass forming turfs near water and which has short, pointed flat blade leaves.^[4] It grows up to a maximum height of 40 cm and is distinguishable by a dark green colour.

References

^ "Entry for Sporobolus spicatus". JSTOR Plant Science.
^ "Common Plants of the Western Desert of Egypt".
^ "Descriptions". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
^ "Sporobolus spicatus". Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.

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[1] "Entry for Sporobolus spicatus". JSTOR Plant Science.

[2] "Common Plants of the Western Desert of Egypt".

[3] "Descriptions". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.

[4] "Sporobolus spicatus". Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.

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