Leptochloa chinensis
| Red sprangletop | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Zoysieae |
| Genus: | Leptochloa |
| Species: | Leptochloa chinensis |
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Leptochloa Chinensis, common name is known as red sprangletop[1] or Chinese sprangletop, is a pasture grass and grazing feed grass in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, West Africa, Fiji and Samoa.
It is known to be a pasture grass and is a livestock grazing specialty, but in some cases it is a common rice weed.
References
- ↑ "Leptochloa chinensis". Rice Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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