Sporobolus junceus (P. Beauv.) Kunth

Natural range: Southern U.S.

Habitat: Pine woods

Florida status: Native

Recognition: Basal branches of inflorescences whorled giving the inflorescence a pyramidal form. Inflorescence axes branched. Spikelets 2.6-3.8 mm, purple, the lower glume over ½ the length of the spikelet, the upper glume as long as the spikelet.