Puffsheath Dropseed

Sporobolus neglectus Nash - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Puffsheath Dropseed: Hesperia ottoe

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.