Leptochloa chinensis
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| Species: | Leptochloa chinensis
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Leptochloa Chinensis, common name is known as red sprangletop[1] or Chinese sprangletop, is a pasture grass and grazing feed grass in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, West Africa, Fiji and Samoa.
It is known to be a pasture grass and is a livestock grazing specialty, but in some cases it is a common rice weed.
References
- ^ "Leptochloa chinensis". Rice Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 5 August 2015.