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Label

Accession No. 12460 
Family Poaceae 
Species Leptochloa viscida (Scribn.) Beal
Common name "sticky sprangletop"
Collector Information N. Snow  (9972)  10 October 2005 , with H. Clark
Geography United States,  California, Fresno County
Lat./Long. 36°  35' 46" N, 119°  37 ' 30" W at 320 feet (97 m)
Locality Selma, currently undeveloped area S of Dinuba Avenue and E of Thompson Avenue, in Young Pond. 
Ecology occasional in artificial water recharge basins in this area, especially Young pond. 
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 viscida (Scribn.) Beal
     Diplachne viscida Scribn.

Common Name(s): sticky sprangletop.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=41824, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 12460s2.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
Young Pond (Lake) Fresno County, CA 0.7 mi. W 312  Conejo 
Andrew Jackson Elementary School (School) Fresno County, CA 1 mi. SE 315  Selma 
Selma Adult School (School) Fresno County, CA 1.1 mi. S 315  Selma 
Art Gonzales Museum (Building) Fresno County, CA 1.1 mi. S 312  Conejo 
Pioneer Village Museum (Building) Fresno County, CA 1.1 mi. S 312  Conejo 
Church of the Nazarene (Church) Fresno County, CA 1.1 mi. SE 315  Selma 
Selma High School (School) Fresno County, CA 1.2 mi. S 315  Selma 
W H Shaver Park (Park) Fresno County, CA 1.3 mi. S 302  Selma 
Cathedral of Light Church (Church) Fresno County, CA 1.3 mi. SE 312  Selma 
Cathedral Christian School (School) Fresno County, CA 1.3 mi. SE 312  Selma 
Quinn Airport (Airport) Fresno County, CA 1.3 mi. SW 302  Conejo 
Floral Memorial Cemetery (Cemetery) Fresno County, CA 1.4 mi. S 315  Selma 
McCall Substation (Locale) Fresno County, CA 1.3 mi. NW 312  Conejo 
North Selma Cemetery (Cemetery) Fresno County, CA 1.4 mi. S 308  Selma 
Selma Plaza Shopping Center (Locale) Fresno County, CA 1.5 mi. S 315  Conejo 
Walnut School (School) Fresno County, CA 1.4 mi. NE 328  Selma 
Fire Station Number 2 (Building) Fresno County, CA 1.6 mi. SE 312  Selma 
Roosevelt School (School) Fresno County, CA 1.6 mi. SE 312  Selma 
New Life Temple (Church) Fresno County, CA 1.8 mi. S 308  Selma 
Selma Sanitarium (historical) (Hospital) Fresno County, CA 1.8 mi. S 312  Selma 

Links

Taxon Links for species Leptochloa viscida  (Scribn.) Beal

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+viscida

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