Dinebra panicea (Retzius) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow ssp. brachiata (Steudel) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow. Red Sprangletop. Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Sandy fields, disturbed bottomlands, agricultural fields, other disturbed areas. Dist: Widespread in the Western Hemisphere.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The more familiar epithet, Leptochloa filiformis, must be replaced for reasons of nomenclatural priority.

Synonymy: = K3, K4, Va, Peterson et al (2012), Snow & Peterson (2012); = Leptochloa brachiata Steud.; = Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi ssp. brachiata (Steud.) N.Snow – Ar, FNA25, Il, Mo1, Pa, Tn; = n/a – Tat; < Dinebra panicea (Retz.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow – ETx1; < Leptochloa filiformis (Lam.) P.Beauv. – C, F, G, GW1, HC, RAB, S, SFla, Tx, W; < Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi – Mex

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ?: 9