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Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow
Mexican sprangletop

       
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Photo of Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow
Leptochloa uninervia

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

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Synonyms:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

  DIUN5 Diplachne uninervia (J. Presl) Parodi
  LEUN2 Leptochloa uninervia (J. Presl) Hitchc. & Chase
  MEUN4 Megastachya uninervia J. Presl
 

Distribution:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

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

Classification:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) 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. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow – Mexican sprangletop
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

Leptochloa uninervia
Mexican sprangletop

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.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) 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. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

Leptochloa uninervia:

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 NO NO NO FACW FACW- FACW NI FACW NO OBL FACW
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More Accounts and Images:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) 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 566047.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) N. Snow

Arizona: abstract & image of Mexican sprangletop (Leptochloa uninervia)

Texas A&M: Grass Images

 
 
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