265 
LEPTOCHLOA, feather grass, sprangletop 
[S: incl. DIPLACHNE] (McVaugh, 1983) 
*¢Leptochloa dubia (Kunth) Nees, green sprangletop 
(Mihlenbach, 1979) 
L. fascicularis (Lam.) A. Gray, bearded sprangletop [S: 
Diplachne acuminata Nash, D. fascicularis (Lam.) P. 
Beauv.] (Hitchcock, 1950; McVaugh, 1983), p. 113 
L. filiformis (Lam.) P. Beauv., red sprangletop, p. 176 
L. panicoides (C. Pres!) A. Hitchc., Amazon sprangletop [S: 
Diplachne halei Nash] (Hitchcock, 1950; McVaugh, 
1983), p. 113 
LEPTOLOMA (see DIGITARIA) 
LOLIUM, rye grass 
¢Lolium perenne L., perennial rye grass, English rye grass [S: 
incl. L. multiflorum Lam. var. diminutum Mutel, L. 
multiflorum var. multiflorum; G: incl. var. arstatum 
Willd.; M: incl. L. multiflorum] (Gould, 1975), p. 134 
*#L. persicum Boiss. & Hohen. (Miihlenbach, 1979) 
(Terrell, 1968) (note that alth 
suggested that this species sho 
state’s flora, collections not examined by that author 
verify its presence in the state), p- 136 
MANISURIS (see COELORACHIS) 
MELICA, melic grass 
three-flowered melic 
Melica nitens (Scribner) Nutt. ex Piper, 
grass, Ladd’s favorite, p. 118 
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S: Steyermark G: Great Plains Flora M: Mohlenbroc 
