Seashore Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Seashore Dropseed: Panoquina panoquinoides, Panoquina panoquinoides errans

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N), VI (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.