Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Sporobolus contractus [Sporobolus cryptandrus]
Family
Poaceae
CommonName
spike dropseed
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1930
LatestDate
2015
Ecosystem
basin, foothill
Geobotanical
NCristos, UBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Baca, Blanca Wetlands
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Spiked dropseed is established in the Watershed, although not commonly collected, in Upper Basin sandy soil from the Blanca Wetlands on up to the Baca National Wildlife Refuge. Sporobolus contractus is a common grass of the desert Southwest and New Mexico, where it follows the Rio Grande drainage solidly from north to south and continues on down to the Big Bend country of Texas.