Leersia lenticularis Michaux. Common name: Catchfly Cutgrass, Oatmeal Grass. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Brownwater and blackwater floodplain forests and swamps, rarely in depression swamps and ponds. Distribution: Se. VA south to ne. FL and Panhandle FL, west to e. TX, north in the interior to IN and MN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Pyrah (1969), Tucker (1988); = Homalocenchrus lenticularis (Michx.) Kuntze – S, S13
Links to other floras: = Leersia lenticularis - FNA24
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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