Amazon Sprangletop

[Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc]

Poaceae (Grass Family)

▲ ▼ mature plants

▲ inflorescences

▲ ligule, and collar region ▼

Amazon Sprangletop:  (not in Weeds of the Great Plains—not in Weeds of the Northeast)

·         upright-spreading warm-season grass, 1-4’ tall and wide

·         leaves dark green, smooth, with prominent white midvein

·         inflorescence in a panicle with spikelets tight against side branches; panicle often partially enclosed in flag leaf

·         found in fertile soils in reduced tillage and other row crops; prefers moist soils