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alkali-sacaton

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Sporobolus airoides

Flowering time July-August
Habitat Mesic or damp slopes and flats, often where alkaline, shores, grasslands, vernal pools, and hot springs at low to middle elevations.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California and Mexico, east to the Great Plains; introduced in eastern North America.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. airoides, S. compositus, S. cryptandrus, S. neglectus
S. compositus, S. cryptandrus, S. neglectus
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