Leersia hexandra Swartz. Common name: Southern Cutgrass. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Clay-based Carolina bays, limesink ponds, Florida wet prairies, lakes, pools, canals, marshes, usually in places where periodically or seasonally inundated. Distribution: Pantropical, ranging north in North America to MD, TN, and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: This species is considered a serious weed in the Old World and New World tropics; in parts of our area, however, it is uncommon and not weedy.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, K4, Meso6, Mex, RAB, SFla, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Pyrah (1969), Tucker (1988); = Homalocenchrus hexandrus (Sw.) Kuntze — S, S13; = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Leersia hexandra Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Leersia hexandra - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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