familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
genusLeptochloa
speciesLeptochloa panicea
subspeciesLeptochloa panicea subsp. mucronata
Leptochloa panicea subsp. mucronata
Common names: Mississippi sprangletop
Synonyms: Leptochloa mucronata Leptochloa filiformis var. attenuata Leptochloa attenuata
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 58.
Culms to 110 cm. Ligules 0.6-1 mm; blades 5-9 mm wide. Glumes exceeding the florets, linear to narrowly lanceolate; lemmas 0.9-1.2 mm, glabrous or sparsely sericeous along the veins. Caryopses 0.8-0.9 mm, with¬out a ventral groove, sometimes coarsely rugose, apices broadly obtuse. 2n = unknown.
Discussion
Leptochloa panicea subsp. mucronata grows in the southern portion of the United States, primarily from Kansas and Missouri through Texas and Louisiana.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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