Sporobolus neglectus Nash
Family: Poaceae
puff-sheath drop-seed, small drop-seed
[Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. neglectus (Torr. ex A.Gray) A.W.Wood]
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University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)  
Etymology: Sporobolus: Greek spora for "seed" and ballein for "to cast forth" referring to dropping seeds at maturity
Plants: annual grass
Conservation Status: Native
Rock outcrops, gravel ridges and hillsides, blufftops, dry prairies, gravel areas, gravel pits and quarries, roadcuts, roadsides and railroads, fields, waste areas, pavement cracks; rarely in fens.

This is a weedy annual, the inflorescences being barely exserted from the leaf sheaths. This species is very similar to S. vaginiflorus and without spikelets the two are impossible to tell apart. However, S. neglectus is more commonly found in natural settings.
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