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Leptochloa virgata

(L.) P.Beauv. (1812)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Leptochloa

Judd grass, sprangletop

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Description

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Synonyms (40)

Bromus capillaris Moench (1794)
Chloris digitaria Kunth (1816)
Chloris gracilis Kunth (1816)
Chloris poiformis Kunth (1816)
Cynodon domingensis (Jacq.) Raspail (1825)
Cynodon virgatus (L.) Raspail (1825)
Cynosurus domingensis Jacq. (1781)
Cynosurus virgatus L. (1759)
Diplachne domingensis (Jacq.) Chapm. (1897)
Eleusine digitaria (Kunth) Willd. ex Steud. (1840)
Eleusine domingensis (Jacq.) Pers. (1805)
Eleusine gracilis Spreng. (1824)
Eleusine unioloides Willd. ex Steud. (1840)
Eleusine virgata (L.) Pers. (1805)
Festuca domingensis (Jacq.) Lam. (1791)
Festuca virgata (L.) Lam. (1791)
Leptochloa chinensis var. aristata Buse (1854)
Leptochloa digitaria (Kunth) Nees (1829)
Leptochloa domingensis (Jacq.) Trin. (1820)
Leptochloa gracilis (G.Mey.) Nees (1824)
Leptochloa mutica Steud. (1854)
Leptochloa perennis Hack. (1906)
Leptochloa procera Nees (1824)
Leptochloa procera var. major Brongn. (1831)
Leptochloa procera var. minor Brongn. (1831)
Leptochloa villosa Ekman (1911)
Leptochloa virgata f. nana Lindm. (1900)
Leptochloa virgata var. aristata E.Fourn. (1886)
Leptochloa virgata var. domingensis (Jacq.) Griseb. (1864)
Leptochloa virgata var. gracilis (G.Mey.) Griseb. (1864)
Leptochloa virgata var. intermedia E.Fourn. (1886)
Leptochloa virgata var. mutica (Steud.) Döll (1877)
Leptochloa virgata var. puberula Hack. (1909)
Leptostachys digitaria (Kunth) G.Mey. (1818)
Leptostachys domingensis (Jacq.) G.Mey. (1818)
Leptostachys gracilis G.Mey. (1818)
Leptostachys virgata (L.) G.Mey. (1818)
Oxydenia virgata Nutt. ex B.D.Jacks. (1894)
Poa dactyloides Aubl. (1775)
Rabdochloa domingensis (Jacq.) P.Beauv. (1812)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Extirpated

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Molokai Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ess. Agrostogr.: 71 (1812)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1558 (O? [single spm., Honolulu, 1911], Mo? [single spm., Kamoku, 1916]); Faccenda 2022:75 (KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Leptochloa virgata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 1725 Oahu BISH 1911-12-01
2 Leptochloa virgata Kamoku Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 589 Molokai BISH 1916-03-11
3 Leptochloa virgata Hawaii or Maui ? Preserved_Specimen BISH 1913-01-01
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