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Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc.
Amazon sprangletop
Symbol: LEPA3
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Line drawing of Leptochloa panicoides to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
LEPA3 Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc.
 

DIHA4

Diplachne halei Nash
 

DIPA13

Diplachne panicoides (J. Presl) McNeill
 

LEFL6

Leptochloa floribunda Doell
 

MEPA12

Megastachya panicoides J. Presl
More Information
About Amazon sprangletop

Link to plant Classification report for Leptochloa panicoides

Plant source and reference for Leptochloa panicoides

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State Distributional Map for LEPA3
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Plant Distribution by State

Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc.

LEPA3

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Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information Illinois distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 13 species in Leptochloa

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Classification:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. 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 Beauv. – sprangletop
                               Species Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc. – Amazon sprangletop

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. 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

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Invasive Information:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc.
        Amazon sprangletop
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. 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

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41823.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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