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Label

Accession No. 12387 
Family Poaceae 
Species Leptochloa virgata (L.) P. Beauv.
Common name "Judd's grass"
Collector Information N. Snow  (4392-x)  22 May 1989 , with T. Evans
Geography United States,  Texas, Kleberg County
Lat./Long. 27°  16' 0.01" N, 97°  48 ' 0.01" W at 10 feet (3 m)
Locality about 10 miles above north edge of Los Olmos Creek, ca 1.5 miles S of Riviera, ca 100 miles W of US Highway 77. 
Ecology Cenchrus incertus, C. ciliaris, Aristida, Chloris, Opuntia lindheimeri, on moderate slope, in partial shade, fine, dry, sandy soil. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Leptochloa virgata (L.) Beauv.
     Cynosurus virgatus L.
     Leptochloa domingensis (Jacq.) Trin.

Common Name(s): Judd's grass, tropic sprangletop.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=41821, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Commelinidae
                            Order: Cyperales
                                Family: Poaceae
                                    Genus: Leptochloa
                                        Species: Leptochloa virgata
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 12387s1.jpg

Nearby Accessions

  There are no nearby accessions.

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Salado Creek (Stream) Kleberg County, TX 1 mi. W   Paisano Lake 
Turcotte Windmill (Locale) Kenedy County, TX 1.9 mi. SE 23  Sarita 
Charro Windmill (Locale) Kleberg County, TX 2 mi. W 33  Riviera 
Riviera (Populated Place) Kleberg County, TX 2.4 mi. N 39  Riviera 
Riviera Cemetery (Cemetery) Kleberg County, TX 2.8 mi. N 89  Riviera 
Cuatro de Julio Windmill (Locale) Kenedy County, TX 2.8 mi. SW 43  Sarita 
Sarita (Populated Place) Kenedy County, TX 3.2 mi. S 36  Sarita 
Sarita Cemetery (Cemetery) Kenedy County, TX 3.2 mi. SE 30  Sarita 
Boveda Lake (Lake) Kleberg County, TX 3.3 mi. NE 16  Riviera 
Rancho Verde Windmill (Locale) Kenedy County, TX 3.5 mi. SE 30  Sarita 
Seth Waterhole (Reservoir) Kleberg County, TX 3.8 mi. W 39  Riviera 
Laguna De Los Olmos (Bay) Kleberg County, TX 3.8 mi. E 7  Riviera Beach 
Rincon de Tio Luis Windmill (Locale) Kleberg County, TX 3.9 mi. W 49  Riviera 
Araņa Lake (Lake) Kleberg County, TX 4.4 mi. N 30  Riviera 
Palomas Windmill (Locale) Kenedy County, TX 4.3 mi. SE 26  Sarita 
Hays Lake (Lake) Kleberg County, TX 4.2 mi. NE 16  Riviera 
Mantanza Well (Well) Kenedy County, TX 4.3 mi. SW 36  Sarita 
Los Olmos Creek (Stream) Kenedy County, TX 4.4 mi. E   Concepcion NW 
Labores Well (Well) Kenedy County, TX 4.5 mi. E 20  La Parra Ranch 
Rincon de Tio Pandho Windmill (Locale) Kleberg County, TX 4.7 mi. W 49  Riviera 

Links

Taxon Links for species Leptochloa virgata  (L.) P. Beauv.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Leptochloa+virgata

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