Calflora Taxon Report
Leptochloa filiformis  (Pers.) P. Beauv.

(not an active name)
Red sprangletop
Leptochloa filiformis is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Leptochloa
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub
Name Status:

Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSLeptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata
Information about Leptochloa filiformis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LEPAB)

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