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Botanical details
- Family
- Poaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Sporobolus
- Genus description
Sporobolus are a large genus of plants in the grass family which are prairie or savannah plants. They produce a soft cloud of small flower heads, turning to seeds at a later date, the stems of which can grow up to 20 inches in height above a clump of arching leaves. Leaves are bright green during the summer, turning to yellow to orange in autumn and brown in winter.
- Name status
Correct
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