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Judd's grass

Leptochloa virgata (L.) P.Beauv.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Leptochloa

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Judd's grass (Leptochloa virgata)
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Judd's grass

Synonyms

  • Bromus capillaris Moench
  • Chloris digitaria Kunth
  • Chloris gracilis Kunth
  • Chloris poiformis Kunth
  • Cynodon domingense (Jacq.) Raspail
  • Cynodon domingensis (Jacq.) Raspail
  • Cynodon virgatus (L.) Raspail
  • Cynosurus domingensis Jacq.
  • Cynosurus virgatus L.
  • Diplachne domingensis (Jacq.) Chapm.
  • Eleusine digitaria (Kunth) Willd. ex Steud.
  • Eleusine domingensis (Jacq.) Pers.
  • Eleusine gracilis Spreng.
  • Eleusine unioloides Willd. ex Steud.
  • Eleusine virgata (L.) Pers.
  • Festuca domingensis (Jacq.) Lam.
  • Festuca virgata (L.) Lam.
  • Leptochloa chinensis var. aristata Buse
  • Leptochloa digitaria Nees
  • Leptochloa domingensis (Jacq.) Trin.
  • Leptochloa gracilis (G.Mey.) Nees
  • Leptochloa mutica Steud.
  • Leptochloa perennis Hack.
  • Leptochloa procera Nees
  • Leptochloa procera var. major Brongn.
  • Leptochloa procera var. minor Brongn.
  • Leptochloa villosa Ekman
  • Leptochloa virgata f. nana Lindm.
  • Leptochloa virgata var. aristata E.Fourn.
  • Leptochloa virgata var. domingensis (Jacq.) Griseb.
  • Leptochloa virgata var. gracilis (G.Mey.) Griseb.
  • Leptochloa virgata var. intermedia E.Fourn.
  • Leptochloa virgata var. mutica (Steud.) Döll
  • Leptochloa virgata var. puberula Hack.
  • Leptochloa virgata var. virgata
  • Leptostachys digitaria (Kunth) G.Mey.
  • Leptostachys domingensis (Jacq.) G.Mey.
  • Leptostachys gracilis G.Mey.
  • Leptostachys virgata (L.) G.Mey.
  • Oxydenia virgata Nutt.

and 2 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.