Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Poaceae

Leersia - [maps | photos]

• Leersia hexandra Sw.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: southern cut grass

• Leersia lenticularis Michx.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: catchfly grass

• Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.
  NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: rice cut grass

• Leersia virginica Willd.
  NWI TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: white grass

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke.