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PLANTS

Sand dropseed

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Sand dropseed, photo 1 of 5
Sand dropseed, In flower
Sand dropseed, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 53 observations of Sand dropseed in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais16
  2. Laurentides11
  3. Montérégie10
  4. Mauricie9
  5. Lanaudière4
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestCephas
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

TOXIC
Aleppo grassSorghum halepense
Rough dropseedSporobolus compositus
RedtopAgrostis gigantea
Annual dropseedSporobolus neglectus
Old switch panic grassPanicum virgatum
Yellow indian-grassSorghastrum nutans
Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
Northern dropseedSporobolus heterolepis
Poverty dropseedSporobolus vaginiflorus
Canada bluegrassPoa compressa