Leptochloa virgata

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Cynosurus virgatus L. • Leptochloa domingensis (Jacq.) Trin.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Leptochloa

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

L. chinensis (Asian Sprangletop) · L. chloridiformis (Argentine Sprangle-Top) · L. decipiens (Australian Sprangletop) · L. decipiens peacockii (Peacock Sprangletop) · L. digitata (Finger Sprangletop) · L. divaricatissima (Spreading Sprangletop) · L. dubia (Green Spangletop) · L. fascicularis var. fascicularis (Bearded Sprangletop) · L. fusca (Bearded Sprangletop) · L. fusca fascicularis (Bearded Sprangletop) · L. fusca uninervia (Mexican Sprangletop) · L. nealleyi (Nealley's Sprangle-Top) · L. neesii (Umbrella Canegrass) · L. panicea (Mucronate Sprangletop) · L. panicea brachiata (Mucronate Sprangeltop) · L. panicea mucronata (Mucronate Sprangletop) · L. panicoides (Amazon Sprangletop) · L. peacockii (Peacock Sprangletop) · L. scabra (Rough Sprangle-Top) · L. virgata (Judd's Grass) · L. viscida (Sticky Sprangle-Top)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 11, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• SysTax, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Galapagos grasses and sedges
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2661759
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-41821
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13754157
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407182-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 21789
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 41821
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMPOA3M070
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: LEDO4
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 33864

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