Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Sporobolus indicus
pitilla, pasto alambre, burrillo, esparto, smutgrass, parramatta grass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sporobolus
Species
indicus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Sporobolus indicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=980. Accessed 31 October 2026.