Sporobolus pyramidatus (Lam.) Hitchc. (Man. Grasses W. Ind. 84. 1936.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Martinique, Nevis, St. Martin, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Caja de Muertos, Mona, Monito, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Anegada, St. Croix, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Chiendent (Haiti), Match grass (Bahamas), Pitilla (Cuba), Whorled dropseed (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Agrostis pyramidata Lam. (Tabl. Encycl. 1: 161. 1791.), Sporobolus argutus (Nees) Kunth (Enum. Pl. 1: 215. 1833.),
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