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Mexican Sprangletop

Leptochloa fusca subsp. uninervia

Also listed as Diplachne uninervia, Diplachne fusca subsp. uninervia

In the Carolinas and Georgia, found in wet, muddy areas, especially alkaline or saline; adventive eastwards and northwards. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not scored

Native status unresolved in Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 65%

Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist
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At a glance

Bloom
January to December

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 37 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Leptochloa

  • Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Leptochloa

  • Anas creccaGreen-winged Teal
  • Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
  • Fulica americanaAmerican Coot
  • Mareca streperaGadwall
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Diplachne fusca subsp. uninervia; Leptochloa fusca subsp. uninervia; Leptochloa uninervia

Conservation status

Louisiana rankSNR
Global rankG5
LA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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