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Report for Sporobolus hookerianus (Trin.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

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Family	Poaceae
Genus	Sporobolus
Species	hookerianus
Author	(Trin.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela
Infraspecific
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	hydrohalophyte
Life form	Perennial grass
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	29.7 dS/m
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown Previously was: Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	Previously was: E6 Inland salt steppes
Economic use	3100.0 Grazing Previously was: empty
Distribution Distribution map provided by GBIF \| Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Distribution (text)	North and Central America Mexico - northwest USA - southwest Previously was: Pacific Northwest America USA - southwest Canada
Miscellaneous notes	Syn Spartina gracilis Freshwater species according to Maricle et al 2009, but included as a halophyte by Diaz et al 2013
References	Baro, D. and F. G. Medrano (1985) Halophytic flora and vegetation of Tamaulipas, Mexico Unpublished manuscript. . (see details) 27 Plants associated with this reference: Acacia cornigera Bacopa monniera Batis maritima Caesalpinia crista Cakile edentula Cressa truxillensis Eustoma exaltatum Evolvulus alsinoides Heliotropium curassavicum Heliotropium greggii Limonium carolinianum Maytenus texana Prosopis reptans Sabatia arenicola Samolus ebracteatus Sarcocornia perennis Sarcocornia pillansiae Sarcocornia pillansii Sesuvium maritimum Sesuvium portulacastrum Spartina maritima Spartina patens Spartina spartinae Suaeda conferta Suaeda nigra Suaeda nigrescens Tidestromia lanuginosa Diaz, F. J., S. E. Benes and S. R. Grattan (2013) Field performance of halophytic species under irrigation with saline drainage water in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Agricultural Water Management. 118, 59-69. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Allenrolfea occidentalis Bassia hyssopifolia Distichlis spicata Sporobolus hookerianus Doliner, L. H. and P. A. Jolliffe (1979) ECOLOGICAL EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE C4 DICARBOXYLIC-ACID PATHWAY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Oecologia. 38, 1, 23-34. (see details) 24 Plants associated with this reference: Abronia latifolia Abronia maritima Abronia umbellata Allenrolfea occidentalis Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex parryi Atriplex patula Atriplex torreyi Chenopodium glaucum Convolvulus soldanella Croton californicus Kochia americana Kochia californica Lycium brevipes Puccinellia nuttalliana Saccharum robustum Saccharum spontaneum Sesuvium verrucosum Spartina gracilis Spartina spartinae Suaeda californica Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia FISHER, MJ; SKERMAN, PJ (1986) SALT TOLERANT FORAGE PLANTS FOR SUMMER RAINFALL AREAS. RECLAMATION & REVEGETATION RESEARCH. 5, 1-3, 263. -284. (see details) 12 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus massauensis Eragrostis domingensis Hordeum maritimum Leptochloa filiformis Parapholis incurva Paspalum distichum Pholiurus incurvus Phragmites karka Spartina gracilis Spartina spartinae Spinifex hirsutus Lavranos, J (1986) Personal communication. (see details) 31 Plants associated with this reference: Arctotheca populifolia Argyroderma spp. Augea capensis Cotyledon orbiculata Dorstenia foetida Dorstenia gypsophila Elytropappus rhinocerotis Hirpicium integrifolium Indigofera spinosa Kissenia capensis Kissenia spathulata Lannea malifolia Leptadenia pyrotechnica Limonium cylindrifolium Monilera spp. Neoluederitzia sericocarpa Osteospermum pachypteris Pandanus odoratissimus Pentzia incana Pentzia virgata Phoenix theophrastii Porteresia coarctata Puccinellia glaucescens Rhigozum obovatum Rhigozum trichotomum Spartina densiflora Spartina patagonica Spartina spartinae Tamarix rosea Tamarix salina Tephrosia purpurea Maricle, BR; Koteyeva, NK; Voznesenskaya, EV; Thomasson, JR; Edwards, GE (2009) Diversity in leaf anatomy, and stomatal distribution and conductance, between salt marsh and freshwater species in the C-4 genus Spartina (Poaceae). NEW PHYTOLOGIST. 184, 1, 216. -233. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Sporobolus hookerianus by Pauline Bond and Peter Goldblatt. (1984) Plants of the Cape flora : a descriptive catalogue. Vol 13, (see details) 26 Plants associated with this reference: Arctotheca populifolia Arthrocnemum capense Batis argillicola Cotyledon orbiculata Disphyma crassifolium Disphyma dunsdonii Eriocephalus africanus Felicia filifolia Hirpicium integrifolium Ipomoea brasiliensis Malacocera albicans Osteospermum fruticosum Rhigozum obovatum Salsola aphylla Salsola verdoorniae Sarcocornia decumbens Sarcocornia littorea Sarcocornia mossiana Sarcocornia natalensis Scaevola plumieri Scaevola thunbergii Seetzenia lanata Spartina spartinae Suaeda caespitosa Tetragonia arbuscula Tetragonia portulacoides

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