Scientific Name:
SPOROBOLUS CRYPTANDRUS
Common Name:
SAND DROPSEED
Erosion Index:
EXCELLENT
Erosion Index Value:
8.1
Wildlife Index:
GOOD
Wildlife Index Value:
5.38
Ecological Distribution:
GULF PRAIRIES AND MARSHES, POST OAK SAVANNAH, BLACKLAND PRAIRIES, CROSS
TIMBERS AND PRAIRIES, SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS, EDWARDS PLATEAU, ROLLING
PLAINS, HIGH PLAINS, TRANS-PECOS
Topographic Tolerance:
UPLAND, BOTTOMLAND
Elevation Tolerance:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE ELEVATION RANGE
Slope Tolerance:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE SLOPE RANGE
Aspect Tolerance:
TOLERANT ACROSS RANGE
Light Tolerance:
TOLERANT TO FULL SUN
Wetland Regional Indicator:
FACULTATIVE UPLAND
Physical Form:
GRASS
Habit:
OTHER
Life Cycle:
PERENNIAL
Seed Age:
1 TO 4 YEARS OLD
Seed Interval:
1 YEAR OR LESS
Growth:
TUFTED BUNCHGRASS
Hardiness:
DROUGHT TOLERANT, GRAZING TOLERANT
Vegetative Growth Period:
APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP
Flowering Period:
JUL, AUG, SEP
Fruiting Period:
JUL, AUG, SEP
Soil Moisture:
WELL-DRAINED ONLY
Soil Texture:
TOLERANT TO SILTY SOILS, TOLERANT TO SANDY SOILS, TOLERANT TO GRAVELLY OR ROCKY SOILS
Soil Fertility:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE FERTILITY RANGE
Parent Material:
TOLERANT OVER WIDE RANGE
Soil pH:
SLIGHTLY ACIDIC, NEUTRAL, SLIGHTLY ALKALINE
Optimum pH:
SLIGHTLY ALKALINE
Soil Depth:
MODERATELY DEEP SOIL (12 - 36 IN.)
Salinity:
OBLIGATE TO NON-SALINE (FRESH) SOIL/WATER CONDITIONS
Short-term Biomass:
LOW
Short-term Pest:
NONE KNOWN
Long-term Biomass:
MEDIUM
Long-term Pest:
LOW
Dominance Characteristics:
DOMINANT
Honeybee Relations:
POLLINATED WITHOUT BEES, NOT HONEY PRODUCING
Parasite Host Potential:
NONE KNOWN
Food for Wildlife/Livestock:
SMALL MAMMALS, LARGE MAMMALS, UPLAND GAME BIRDS, NONGAME BIRDS, CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, HORSES
Small Mammal Food:
FAIR
Large Mammal Food:
FAIR
Upland Game Birds Food:
FAIR
Waterfowl Food:
FAIR
Nongame Birds Food:
FAIR
Small Mammal Cover:
GOOD
Large Mammal Cover:
FAIR
Upland Game Birds Cover:
GOOD
Waterfowl Cover:
FAIR
Nongame Birds Cover:
GOOD
Toxicity Potential:
NONE KNOWN
Toxicity Season:
Effectiveness Period:
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM
Raindrop Impact:
MEDIUM
Erosion Hardiness:
MEDIUM
Ease of Propagation:
HIGH
Soil Binding:
MEDIUM
Soil Enrichment Potential:
LOW
Nitrogen Fixation Potential:
LOW
Growth Inhibitor Production:
LOW
Source Availability:
SPECIALIZED COMMERCIAL OR WHOLESALE OUTLET
Seed Germination Ratio:
UNKNOWN
Reproduction:
SEEDS, TILLERS
Seed Dispersal Success Potential:
GRAVITY, WIND
Seed Establishment Success Potential:
HIGH
Cuttings Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Transplanting Establishment Success Potential:
LOW
Establishment Time Interval:
2 TO 3 YEARS
Recommended Establishment:
SEEDS
Relative Expense:
INEXPENSIVE
Notes:
- Produces abundant seeds.
- Seeds remain viable for many years.
- Reseeds readily on sites following overgrazing or drought.
Associated Species:
AGARITO
BLUE GRAMA
BUFFALOGRASS
CATCLAW ACACIA
CATCLAW
SENSITIVEBRIAR
CHICKASAW
PLUM
COMMON
CURLYMESQUITE
ELBOWBUSH
ENGELMANN
DAISY
FOURWING
SALTBUSH
HAIRY
GRAMA
HAVARD OAK
HONEY
MESQUITE
ILLINOIS
BUNDLEFLOWER
INDIANGRASS
JUNIPER SPP.
LEADPLANT
LITTLE BLUESTEM
LOTEBUSH
REDBUD
SAND
BLUESTEM
SAND
LOVEGRASS
SCURFPEA
SHIN OAK
SIDEOATS
GRAMA
SLICKSEED
WILDBEAN
SUMAC
SPP.
SUNFLOWER SPP.
TEXAS
PERSIMMON
WILD BLUE
INDIGO