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Rat Tail Grass

Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
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 africanus
Sporobolus africanus (Poir. (1955))
Recognized by IABIN
Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) A. Robyns & Tournay
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Sporobolus batesii A. Chev.
Sporobolus capensis
Sporobolus indicus var. capensis
Recognized by Moorea Biocode
Agrostis africana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sporobolus africanus
Sporobolus batesii
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sporobolus capensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. capensis Engelm.
Sporobolus indicus var. africanus
Sporobolus indicus var. capensis
Sporobolus linearis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sporobolus linearis Mez
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sporobolus linearis Mez
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Vilfa africana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Vilfa capensis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Agrostis africana Poir.
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 capensis Willd.
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 spicata Thunb.
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
Panicum caudatum Thunb.
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 batesii A. Chev.
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 capensis 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 indicus var. africanus (Poir.) 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 var. capensis Engl.
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. cinereoviridis Baaijens
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 linearis Mez
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 africana (Poir.) 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 capensis 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 dianthera 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
Agrostis africana Poir.
Agrostis capensis Willd.
Agrostis spicata Thunb.
Panicum caudatum Thunb.
Sporobolus batesii A. Chev.
Sporobolus capensis Kunth
Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guédès
Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl.
Sporobolus indicus var. cinereoviridis Baaijens
Sporobolus linearis Mez
Vilfa africana (Poir.) P. Beauv.
Vilfa capensis P. Beauv.
Vilfa dianthera Steud.
Agrostis africana Poir.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Agrostis capensis Willd.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Agrostis capensis Willd.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Agrostis minutiflora Steud.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Agrostis spicata Thunb.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Agrostis spicata Thunb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Panicum caudatum Thunb.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Panicum caudatum Thunb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay
Synonym according to USDA PLANTS images
Sporobolus batesii A. Chev.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sporobolus batesii A. Chev.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sporobolus capensis Kunth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guédès
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sporobolus indicus var. africanus (Poir.) Jovet & Guédès
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl.
Sporobolus indicus var. capensis Engl.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sporobolus indicus var. cinereoviridis Baaijens
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Sporobolus indicus var. cinereoviridis Baaijens
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Sporobolus linearis Mez
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vilfa africana (Poir.) P. Beauv.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vilfa africana (Poir.) P. Beauv.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Vilfa capensis P. Beauv.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vilfa capensis P. Beauv.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Vilfa dianthera Steud.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Vilfa dianthera Steud.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

rat-tail grass preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images
Rat-tail grass
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Curated hierarchies for Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay

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 7 February 2023

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

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

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 - Test

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 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.

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.

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
Sporobolus africanus (this page)
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 africana (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
Sporobolus africanus (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
Sporobolus linearis (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
Sporobolus capensis (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
Sporobolus batesii (this page)
245 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.