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Sporobolus airoides
Alkali Sacaton

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DERIVATION
airoides - resembling Aira, aira is an old Greek name for a crop weed (perhaps darnel grass)
FAMILY Poaceae (Grass Family)  Other Plants in the Grass Family
HABIT Grass/sedge
GROWTH FORM Clump-forming
RANGE C. & W. United States, N. Mexico: USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SC, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)
LEAF TYPE Deciduous
FLOWERS Yellow ([1108])
FRUIT Brown (Reddish)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Partial shade
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Alkali Sacaton
Location Map for Sporobolus airoides (Alkali Sacaton) - 5 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Sporobolus airoides: More Locations
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Key 		Accession
Number		 Year Location
1  870101*1 1987 Plains Garden
2  870101*2 1987 CHAT, Sinnamon Center
No
Map		 980155*1 1998 Plains Garden
No
Map		 980155*2 1998 Plains Garden
No
Map		 980155*3 1998 Plains Garden
3  980155*4 1998 Western Panoramas
4  980155*5 1998 Western Panoramas
5  980155*6 1998 Western Panoramas
No
Map		 980813*1 1998 Plains Garden
No
Map		 190581*2 2019 Parking Garage East
No
Map		 194358*1 2019 Mordecai Childrens G

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Sporobolus airoides has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Sporobolus airoides has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
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2022 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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