| Specimen ID | 238565 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Sporobolus |
| Species | purpurascens |
| Common Name | purple dropseed |
| State | CA |
| County | Humboldt |
| Locality | Arcata Bay, Humboldt Bay |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Mad-Redwood |
| HUC8 Number | 18010102 |
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| Collection Year | 1860 |
| Year Accuracy | Estimated |
| Potential Pathway | shipping solid ballast |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10243 |
| Author: | Spicher, D., and M. Josselyn |
| Date: | 1985 |
| Title: | Spartina (Graminae) in northern California: distribution and taxonomic notes. |
| Journal: | Madrono |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 158-167 |
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| Comments | Estimated introduction around 1850-1860's; misidentified as Spartina foliosa until 1985. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Freshwater/Marine | Brackish-Freshwater |
