Comparison Chart for Species of Leptochloa

• Character	Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis	Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia	Leptochloa viscida
  lemma callus scar	oblique	oblique	horizontal
  lemma color	smokey white often with dark coloring on the lower half	light brown, dark green or lead-colored	whitish with light brown, green or magenta markings
  lemma apex	acute mucronate or awned awn 1–3.5(5) mm long	obtuse to truncate mucronate awnless	acute to obtuse awned awn 0.5–1.5 mm long
  lemma length	3.5–5 mm	2–3.6 mm	1.5–3.5 mm