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Leptochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon Leptochloa Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Sprangletop, Feathergrass.

A genus of about 30 species, pantropical and extending into warm temperate areas. The circumscription of Leptochloa has been controversial; many earlier authors have preferred to separate Diplachne as a separate genus. Peterson et al. (2012) present a comprehensive restructuring of the genera in this group, with (for our area) an expanded Dinebra, a much shrunk Leptochloa, recognition of a recircumscribed Diplachne, and recognition of Disakisperma.

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Subfamily: Chloridoideae. Tribe: Cynodonteae. Subtribe: Eleusininae. clade: "PACMAD".

References: Barkworth (2003f) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); Gleason & Cronquist (1991); Peterson et al. (2012); Snow (1998); Snow (2003a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a); Weakley et al. (2011). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Leptochloa© johnyochum, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by johnyochum | Leptochloa virgata source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Leptochloa© Bruce A. Sorrie | Leptochloa pluriflora | Original Image ⭷

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