Tharp's Dropseed

Sporobolus tharpii Hitchc. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.