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Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow
bearded sprangletop

       
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Line Drawing of Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow
Diplachne acuminata

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 237. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

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Synonyms:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

  DIAC3 Diplachne acuminata Nash
  DIFA4 Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) P. Beauv.
  DIMA10 Diplachne maritima E.P. Bicknell
  LEAC2 Leptochloa acuminata (Nash) Mohlenbr.
  LEFA Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray
  LEFAA Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray var. acuminata (Nash) Gleason
  LEFAM Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray var. maritima (E.P. Bicknell) Gleason
  LEFUF2 Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth var. fascicularis (Lam.) Dorn
 

Distribution:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 14 species in Leptochloa, 2 subspecies in Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth
 

Classification:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Leptochloa P. Beauv. – sprangletop
Species Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth – Malabar sprangletop
Subspecies Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow – bearded sprangletop
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Diplachne maritima
saltpond grass              Endangered
Massachusetts:
saltpond grass              Threatened
New York:
Diplachne maritima
salt-meadow grass              Endangered
Rhode Island:
Leptochloa fascicularis var. maritima
saltpond grass              Historical
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

bearded sprangletop
Leptochloa fascicularis
bearded sprangletop
sprangletop

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

Leptochloa fascicularis:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW FACW+ OBL OBL OBL FACW FACW* OBL FACW OBL NO FACW NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566046.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow

Texas A&M: Grass Images

Texas A&M: Grass Images

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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