Leptochloa dubia
| Leptochloa dubia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| seeds | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Zoysieae |
| Genus: | Leptochloa |
| Species: | L. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptochloa dubia (Kunth) Nees | |
Leptochloa dubia is a species of grass known by the common names green sprangletop and zacate gigante. It is native to the Americas, where it is distributed from the United States to Argentina.[1]
This perennial grass grows up to 110 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 35 centimeters long and are hairless to hairy or rough in texture.[2] The leaf sheaths are sometimes purplish.[3] The inflorescence is a branching panicle with brown or greenish spikelets.[2]
This grass is a good forage for animals and it is sometimes added to seed mixes used for vegetating rangeland.[3]
References
- ↑ Leptochloa dubia. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
- 1 2 Leptochloa dubia. Grass Manual Treatment.
- 1 2 Leptochloa dubia. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
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