Biology:Sporobolus spicatus
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Short description: Species of plant
| Sporobolus spicatus | |
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| Sporobolus spicatus (plant on left side) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Sporobolus |
| Species: | S. spicatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sporobolus spicatus Kunth
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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. http://plants.jstor.org/upwta/2_772.
- ↑ "Common Plants of the Western Desert of Egypt". http://westerndesertflora.geolab.cz/herbarium/Sporobolus_spicatus.php.
- ↑ "Descriptions". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp09742.htm.
- ↑ "Sporobolus spicatus". Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/gbase/data/Pf000327.HTM.
Wikidata ☰ Q7579248 entry
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