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Common Name:
SAND DROPSEED
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
3
Coefficient of Wetness:
3
Wetness Index:
FACU
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Grass
A. A. Reznicek
Sandy shores, oak savanna, barrens, and dunes; locally common in sandy disturbed areas (roadsides, railroads, fields). At some stations, particularly in the northern Lower Peninsula, the species is undoubtedly adventive, although it is presumably indigenous in the southern part of the state.
This is our commonest species of the genus, easily distinguished by the hairy summits of the sheaths and small spikelets. The distinctive, curved, sickle-like sheaths enclosing the panicles are a characteristic feature of sandy roadsides in fall over much of Michigan.
Locations
Alcona County
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Allegan County
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Alpena County
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Antrim County
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Arenac County
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Barry County
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Bay County
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Benzie County
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Berrien County
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Branch County
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Charlevoix County
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Cheboygan County
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Clare County
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Crawford County
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Delta County
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Dickinson County
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Emmet County
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Gladwin County
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Grand Traverse County
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Huron County
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Iosco County
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Jackson County
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Kalamazoo County
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Kalkaska County
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Kent County
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Lake County
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Leelanau County
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Lenawee County
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Mackinac County
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Macomb County
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Manistee County
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Mason County
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Mecosta County
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Menominee County
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Midland County
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Missaukee County
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Monroe County
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Montcalm County
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Montmorency County
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Muskegon County
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Newaygo County
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Oakland County
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Oceana County
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Ogemaw County
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Ontonagon County
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Osceola County
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Oscoda County
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Otsego County
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Ottawa County
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Presque Isle County
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Saginaw County
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St. Clair County
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St. Joseph County
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Tuscola County
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Van Buren County
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Washtenaw County
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Wayne County
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Wexford County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. January 28, 2023. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2233.