Status: Native
Synonyms:
Leptochloa brachiata Steudel
Leptochloa filiformis (Lamarck) Beauvois
Leptochloa mucronata of NM authors
Leptochloa panicea subsp. brachiata is an annual with more than one floret per spikelet. The spikelets are quite small, only 2-3mm long. The leaf sheaths have bulbous based hairs. Leptochloa panicea subsp. brachiata is found on open rocky hillsides at lower elevation. Although Leptochloa panicea subsp. brachiata can superficially resemble Sporobolus cryptandrus, Leptochloa panicea subsp. brachiata has more than one floret per spikelet and the ligule is membranous.
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Leptochloa panicea, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, closeup of branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, closeup of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, field macro of portion of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of glumes separated from florets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, closeup of branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, closeup of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, field macro of portion of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of glumes separated from florets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, closeup of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, field macro of portion of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of glumes separated from florets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, field macro of portion of branch spike, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of glumes separated from florets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, macro of spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of glumes separated from florets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, macro of glumes separated from florets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, entire plant measured (ruler length is 15cm and note annual root system), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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Leptochloa panicea, macro of ligule and bulbous based hairs on leaf sheath, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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