Leptochloa chinensis, commonly known as red sprangletop,[1]Asian sprangletop,[2]orChinese sprangletop, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a serious weed of rice.[1]
It is known to be a pasture grass and is a livestock grazing feed grass specialty, but in some cases it is a common rice weed. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia’ records that it is "an excellent pasture grass, much relished by stock ; it has tender panicles, and grows from two to three feet high. It is not endemic in Australia but is found in New South Wales and Queensland"[3]
^ abCatindig, JLA; Lubigan, RT; Johnson, D (15 August 2017). "Leptochloa chinensis". irri.org. International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 29 December 2020. The dirty dozen
