Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.

[4][5][6] Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops.

[1][7] The generic name is derived from the Greek words leptos, meaning "thin," and chloa, meaning "grass," referring to the inflorescences.

[8][9] As of October 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted 14 species:[4] Species formerly placed in Leptochloa include:[10] (See Arundinella Acrachne Bouteloua Chloris Coelachyrum Cynodon Desmostachya Dinebra Diplachne Disakisperma Eleusine Enteropogon Eragrostis Gouinia Gymnopogon Leptocarydion Myriostachya Pogonarthria Rostraria Trichoneura Trigonochloa Tripogon.)