Species Sporobolus matrella
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Sporobolus matrella.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Sporobolus:
Gk. sporos = seed; bolos = casting (bollein = to throw); referring to the ease with which the ripe seed is released.
Etymology of matrella:
From the Latin mater = 'maternal' and -ella the diminutive; a little mother; this may more likely refer to the grass forming a mattress i.e. something that holds one in sleep
Scientific name:
Sporobolus matrella Nees
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Protologue:
Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. 152 (1841)
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Year published:
1841
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Sporobolus matrella.