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Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus indicus
Species recognized by wikipedia VI, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Haiti Species List, India Species List, Israel Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malaysia Species List, Morocco Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Rwanda Species List, Spain Species List, Switzerland Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Uganda Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, and United States Species List
Sporobolus indicus
Sporobolus indicus (L. (1854))
Recognized by IABIN
Sporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & Guédès
Sporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès
Sporobolus orientalis
Species recognized by India Species List
Sporobolus orientalis Kunth
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Agrostis orientalis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Agrostis orientalis
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Agrostis tenacissima
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sporobolus berteroanus
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.
Sporobolus indicus (Linnaeus 1753) R. Br.
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Sporobolus indicus var. andinus
Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Sporobolus orientalis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sporobolus tenacissimus
Vilfa berteroana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Vilfa exilis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Agrostis elongata Lam.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Agrostis indica L.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Agrostis orientalis Nees
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Agrostis tenacissima L. fil.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Andropogon intortum Crantz
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Paspalum lanceifolium Desv.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus angustus Buckley
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus exilis (Trin.) Balansa
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & Guédès
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus indicus tenacissimus (L. fil.) Peter
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T. Koyama
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus lamarckii Desv. ex Ham.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus orientalis Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sporobolus tenacissimus (L. fil.) P. Beauv.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa angusta Buckley
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa berteroana Trin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa elongata P. Beauv.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa exilis Trin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa indica (L.) Trin. ex Steud.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa tenacissima (L. fil.) Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Vilfa tenacissima var. exilis (Trin.) E. Fourn.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Agrostis elongata Lam.
Agrostis indica
Synonym according to NCBI
Agrostis indica L.
Agrostis orientalis Nees
Agrostis tenacissima L. fil.
Andropogon intortum Crantz
Paspalum lanceifolium Desv.
Paspalum parviflorum Desv.
Sporobolus angustus Buckley
Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
Sporobolus exilis (Trin.) Balansa
Sporobolus indicus tenacissimus (L. fil.) Peter
Sporobolus indicus fm. africanoides Jovet & Guédès
Sporobolus indicus fm. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès
Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize
Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T. Koyama
Sporobolus lamarckii Desv. ex Ham.
Sporobolus orientalis Kunth
Sporobolus tenacissimus (L. fil.) P. Beauv.
Vilfa angusta Buckley
Vilfa berteroana Trin.
Vilfa elongata P. Beauv.
Vilfa exilis Trin.
Vilfa indica (L.) Trin. ex Steud.
Vilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin.
Vilfa tenacissima (L. fil.) Kunth
Vilfa tenacissima var. exilis (Trin.) E. Fourn.
Agrostis compressa Poir.
Agrostis elongata Lam.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Agrostis indica L.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Agrostis orientalis Nees
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Agrostis orientalis Nees
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Agrostis tenacissima Jacq.
Agrostis tenacissima L. fil.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Agrostis tenacissima L. fil.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Agrostis tenuissima Spreng.
Andropogon intortum Crantz
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Andropogon intortum Crantz
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Paspalum lanceifolium Desv.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Paspalum lanceifolium Desv.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Paspalum parviflorum Desv.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus angustus Buckley
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus berterianus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
Sporobolus berteroanus (Trin.) Hitchc. & Chase
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus elongatus R. Br.
Sporobolus exilis (Trin.) Balansa
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & Guédès
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sporobolus indicus f. africanoides Jovet & Guédès
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sporobolus indicus f. microspiculus Jovet & Guédès
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus indicus tenacissimus (L. fil.) Peter
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sporobolus indicus tenacissimus (L. fil.) Peter
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sporobolus indicus var. andinus Renvoize
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T. Koyama
Sporobolus indicus var. exilis (Trin.) T. Koyama
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (P. Beauv.) Veldkamp
Synonym according to Flora do Brasil
Sporobolus lamarckii Desv.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus lamarckii Desv. ex Ham.
Sporobolus littoralis var. elongatus (P. Beauv.) T. Durand & Schinz
Sporobolus orientalis Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sporobolus orientalis Kunth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sporobolus tenacissimus
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Sporobolus tenacissimus (L. fil.) P. Beauv.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sporobolus tenacissimus (L. fil.) P. Beauv.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa angusta Buckley
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa berteroana Trin.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa elongata P. Beauv.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa exilis Trin.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa familiaris Steud. ex Lechler
Vilfa indica (L.) Trin. ex Steud.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Vilfa orientalis Nees ex Trin.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa rupestris Trin.
Vilfa tenacissima (L. fil.) Kunth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Vilfa tenacissima var. exilis (Trin.) E. Fourn.
Vilfa tenacissima var. exilis (Trin.) E. Fourn.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Parramatta grass
Recognized by admin
rat-tail grass
Recognized by admin
tufty grass
Recognized by admin
Smut Grass
smut grass preferred
Smut grass
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Czech

opadavec indický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Rattenstaartgras preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Indisches Fallsamengras preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Japanese

ネズミノオ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Swedish

Indiskt droppgräs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tongan

Fisihina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Sporobolus
122 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Sporobolus R. Br.
125 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

122 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Sporobolus
122 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

122 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Sporobolus R. Br.
136 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Lilianae
Poales
Poaceae
Sporobolus R. Br.

IUCN

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
603 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
Liliopsida
Petrosaviidae
commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
PACMAD clade
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
55 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
Liliopsida
Petrosaviidae
commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
PACMAD clade
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
55 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
Liliopsida
Petrosaviidae
commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
PACMAD clade
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
55 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Poeae
Agrostidinae
Agrostis
Agrostis tenacissima (this page)
858 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
245 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
Sporobolus orientalis (this page)
245 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
245 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Chloridoideae
Zoysieae
Sporobolinae
Sporobolus
245 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Commelinidae
Cyperales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Poeae
Agrostidinae
Agrostis
Agrostis orientalis (this page)
858 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.