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Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.
Amazon sprangletop

       
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Line Drawing of Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.
 
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Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

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Synonyms:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

  DIHA4 Diplachne halei Nash
  DIPA13 Diplachne panicoides (J. Presl) McNeill
  LEFL6 Leptochloa floribunda Döll
  MEPA12 Megastachya panicoides J. Presl
 

Distribution:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

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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, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 14 species in Leptochloa
 

Classification:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

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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 panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc. – Amazon sprangletop
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

This plant is 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.

Indiana:
Amazon sprangle-top              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

Amazon sprangletop

This plant 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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

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 NI FACW OBL NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc.

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

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41823.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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