Calflora: Leptochloa fascicularis

Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray

sprangletop

Leptochloa fascicularis, a monocot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Communities:	Valley Grassland, Creosote Bush Scrub, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 0 and 3937 feet
Family:	POACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Leptochloa found in California.

Accepted by JM93
TJM2 + PLANTS: accepted name:		Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis

NOTE: Leptochloa fascicularis is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Leptochloa fascicularis from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (LEFUF)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery
(profile of this plant as an agricultural weed)
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database