Weed
Chinese sprangletop, red sprangletop, Asian sprangletop
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
Light brown
PubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.
Short and pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.
Short and pubescentPubescent:
Having hairs.
Cylindrical rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
CaryopsesCaryopsis:
The single-seeded fruit or grain of the grass family (Poaceae); the fruit wall (pericarp) is united with the seed coat (testa).
are dark brown with striations.
State Noxious Weed: California
Federal
Learn more on ITP's Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules tool, listed under Dinebra chinensis.
Not included
Poaceae
Dinebra chinensis P.M. Peterson and N. Snow
Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees
