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Sporobolus
''Sporobolus'' is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family.〔(Brown, Robert. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 169-170 ) in Latin〕〔〔(Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 482 鼠尾粟属 shu wei su shu ''Sporobolus'' R. Brown, Prodr. 169. 1810. )〕〔(Altervista Flora Italiana genere ''Sporobolus'' ) included photos and distribution maps for several species〕〔(Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps )〕
The name is derived from the Greek words and σπόρος (''sporos''), meaning "seed", and βόλος (''bolos''), meaning "throw", referring to the dispersion of seeds. Members of the genus are usually called dropseeds or sacaton grasses. They are typical prairie and savanna plants, occurring in other types of open habitat in warmer climates. At least one species (''S. caespitosus'' from Saint Helena) is threatened with extinction, and another (''S. durus'' from Ascension Island) is extinct.
==Uses==
While some dropseed grasses make nice gardening plants, they are generally considered to make inferior pastures. On the other hand, seeds of at least some species are edible and nutritious; they were used as food for example by the Chiricahua Apaches. Other species are reported to be used as famine foods, such as ''Sporobolus indicus'' in parts of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, where it is known as ''muriy'' in Oromiffa.〔Dechassa Lemessa, ("Prosperity Fades - Jimma and Illubabor Zones of Oromiya Region" ), UN-EUE Field Report, November 1999 (accessed 15 May 2009)〕
Known as ''popote de cambray'', ''Sporobolus'' grasses are used in popotillo art or straw mosaics, a Mexican folk art with Pre-Columbian origins.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Papel Picado, Papel Amate, and Popotillo )〕
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