Sporobolus tenuissimus (Mart. ex Schrank) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 369. 1898.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Puerto Rico (native)[], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: Cohitrillo fino (Dominican Republic), Espartillo (Cuba),
Synonyms: Panicum tenuissimum Mart. ex Schrank (Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 26. 1822.), Sporobolus muralis (Raddi) Hitchc. & Chase (Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 18: 338. 1917.),
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