Habitats in the Western Desert Electronic Herbarium From our Expeditions

Sporobolus spicatus

Family	Gramineae
Synonyms	Agrostis virginica, Agrostis spicata
Local name	Silla, Sabat Gabali, Negeil Shawki
Habitat in Egypt	seasonally inundated saline desert sand
Distribution	Dryer parts of Africa from the Mediterranean coast to South Africa, southwest Asia to India