Poaceae

Sporobolus atrovirens (Kunth) Kunth

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, TC, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): BSh

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Iturriaga, G, Gaff, DF & Zentella, R. 2000. New desiccation-tolerant plants, including a grass, in the central highlands of Mexico, accumulate trehalose. Australian Journal of Botany. 48(2):153–158. doi.org/10.1071/BT98062.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:422622-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.4r6ekh

Source IUCN conservation status: x