Green Sprangletop [Leptochloa dubia]

Origin: Native to North America
Use: Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
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Plant Description:
General  Characteristics of Green Sprangletop
Life Span  Perennial
Growth Form  tall, erect, bunchgrass
Management:
Seeding Rate 
40" Rows: 
Broadcast: 

0.7 pound pure live seed per acre
1.7 pounds pure live seed per acre
Planting Date  March-May
Planting Depth less than 0.25 inch
pH requirement 6.0 to 8.0
Rainfall requirement 12 to 24 inches
Soil texture 
Sandy: 
Loam: 
Clay: 

High
High
Moderate
Cold Tolerance: High
General  Provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
ID Features:

Special Notes:
Green Sprangletop [Leptochloa dubia] Information #1
 
Regional Adaptation
Variety
Coast Saline Prairie
Coast Prairie
East Texas Timberlands
Claypan Area
Blackland Prairie
East Cross Timbers
West Cross Timbers
Grand Prairie
North Central Prairies
Central Basin
Edwards Plateau
Northern Rio Grande Plain
Western Rio Grande Plain
Central Rio Grande Plain
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Rolling Plains
High Plains
Trans-Pecos
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