sprangletop

Leptochloa fusca

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: bearded sprangletop, Mexican sprangletop

Leaf Type: Grassy

Flowers: Green

Leaves: Light to medium green, rough texture

Life Cycle: Annual or short-lived perennial

A weedy annual clumping grass with an upright to spreading habit. Stems are branched Leaf blades are up to 8 inches long and hairless. Branched seedheads are upright to arching. Grows to 2 to 3 ft. tall in disturbed areas, especially moist ditches and fields.

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