Biology:Leptochloa dubia
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Short description: Species of grass
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Leptochloa |
| Species: | L. dubia
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptochloa dubia (Kunth) Nees
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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
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Leptochloa dubia | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 21 January 2018 }}
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leptochloa dubia. Grass Manual Treatment.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leptochloa dubia. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
Wikidata ☰ Q6527994 entry
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