Poaceae
Mucronate sprangletop
Leptochloa panicea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Leptochloa
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 虮子草, 蟣子草
- English
- Mucronate sprangletop, Thread Sprangletop, mucronate sprangletop, red sprangletop, sprangle top
Synonyms
- Dinebra panicea (Retz.) P.M.Peterson & N.Snow
- Poa panicea Retz.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.