Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata
Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi ssp. brachiata (Steud.) N. Snow
Red Sprangletop
Poaceae (Grass Family)
USDA Symbol: LEPABUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Leptochloa filiformis
Red Sprangletop
Poaceae
Location: Drainage area SE of Oakwell Farms Pky at Idle Hour Lane--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Moist ditch; alkaline clay soil. Full sun nearby.
Description: Slender, decumbent, spreading annual from a mass of fibrous roots. Tufted. Culms 60+ cm, some branching above base. Leaves pilose, thin, flat, linear, to 1 cm wide. Sheaths rounded on back. Ligules lacerate, ciliate, 2 mm long. Infloresence axis to 23 cm long. Branches (7) in last 3-4 cm, 3-9 cm long, slender, flexous, wide spreading. Spikelets 2-flowered, 2-3 mm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jun 19, 1993
Specimen number: 455
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0664
Accession Date: Mar 22, 1994
Accession Number: 49
Annotations: SXFRB
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koel.
det. F.R. Waller 5/3/94