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Internal ID UUID644032c5f0764929661542
Scientific name Sporobolus pyramidalis
Authority P.Beauv.
First published in Fl. Oware 2: 36 (1816)

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Sporobolus pyramidalis, also known as giant rat's tail grass, is a type of grass that is originally from Africa and Yemen. However, it has become an invasive weed in eastern Australia. This species of grass is causing problems for the local ecosystem and agriculture in the region. Efforts are being made to control its spread and prevent further damage.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Agrostis extensa Schumach. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 45 (1827)
Agrostis indica Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 104 (1775)
Agrostis owarensis Roem. & Schult. Mant. 2: 199 (1824)
Sporobolus hypseloteros Chiov. Webbia 8: 95 (1951)
Sporobolus indicus f. pyramidalis (P.Beauv.) Peter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(1): 291 1931
Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis (Beauv.) Veldkamp Blumea 35: 439 (1991)
Sporobolus jacquemontii Kunth Révis. Gramin. 2: 427 (1831)
Sporobolus pyramidalis var. jacquemontii (Kunth) Jovet & Guedes Bull. Centr. Études Rech. Sci., Biarritz 7: 60 (1968)
Sporobolus rueppellianus Fresen. Mus. Senckenberg. 2: 139 (1837)
Sporobolus wombaliensis Vanderyst Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 11: 117 (1920)
Vilfa jacquemontii Trin. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 92 (1840)
Vilfa pyramidalis Trin. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 768 (1841)
Vilfa ruppelliana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 768 (1841)
Sporobolus indicus var. saxicola Sosef & Ngok Blumea 50: 465 (2005)

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Language Common/alternative name
dag nagsaa

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Chagos Archipelago
      • Comoros
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Réunion
      • Seychelles
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Northern Territory
      • Queensland
      • Western Australia
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • Northwestern Pacific
      • Caroline Islands
      • Marianas
    • South-central Pacific
      • Cook Islands
      • Marquesas
      • Tubuai Islands
    • Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji
      • Tokelau-manihiki
      • Wallis-Futuna Islands
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Bahamas
      • Cayman Islands
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Southwest Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000901418
Flora of Alabama 5444
Tropicos 25517176
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422898-1
The Plant List kew-444421
IPNI 422898-1
iNaturalist 369647
GBIF 4117345
EPPO SPZPY
EOL 1294325
USDA GRIN 35384
Wikipedia Sporobolus_pyramidalis

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