Leptochloa virgata
Judd's Grass, Tropic Sprangle Top
Other regional names: Tropical Sprangletop
- Tropical Sprangletop
Also known as: Chloris digitaria Kunth +12 more
- Chloris digitaria Kunth
- Chloris poiformis Kunth
- Cynodon domingense (Jacq.) Raspail
- Cynodon domingensis (Jacq.) Raspail
- Cynosurus domingensis Jacq.
- Cynosurus virgatus L.
- Cynosurus virgatus var. domingensis (Jacq.) Döll
- Diplachne domingensis (Jacq.) Chapm.
- Eleusine digitaria (Kunth) Willd. ex Steud.
- Eleusine digitata Willd. ex Steud.
- Eleusine gracilis Spreng.
- Eleusine unioloides Willd. ex Steud.
- Eleusine virgata (L.) Pers.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Originating in North America and South America, Leptochloa virgata (commonly known as Judd's Grass or Tropic Sprangle-top) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii, Jawa, New Guinea