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Poaceae
Leersia

Leersia virginica Willdenow. Common name: White Grass, White Cutgrass, Virginia Cutgrass. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Floodplain forests, swamps, streambanks, less typically in mesic to even dry-mesic upland forests. Distribution: QC west to MN and SD, south to c. peninsular FL and TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, WV, Pyrah (1969), Tucker (1988); = Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willd.) Britton — S, S13; > Leersia virginica Willd. var. ovata (Poir.) Fernald — F; > Leersia virginica Willd. var. virginica — F. Basionym: Leersia virginica Willd. 1797

Links to other floras: = Leersia virginica - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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native range: eastern North America



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