Leersia hexandra

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Family:POACEAE
Species:Leersia hexandra Sw.
Common Name:Southern Cutgrass; Club Head Cutgrass
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:LEHE
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Leersia
Species Leersia hexandra Sw. - Southern Cutgrass; Club Head Cutgrass

Citation

Citation Leersia hexandra Swartz, Prodr. [O.P. Swartz] 21. 1788.
Basionym: **
Type: JAMAICA: Without data, Swartz s.n. (holotype: S).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Asprella australis Asprella australis (R. Brown) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 267. 1817.Leersia australis R. Brown 1810. 
Asprella hexandra Asprella hexandra (Swartz) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 2, 153. 1812.Leersia hexandra Swartz 1788. 
Asprella mexicana Asprella mexicana (Kunth) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 267. 1817.Leersia mexicana Kunth 1816. 
Homalocenchrus gouinii Homalocenchrus gouinii (E. Fournier) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 777. 1891.Leersia gouinii E. Fournier 1886. 
Homalocenchrus hexandrus Homalocenchrus hexandrus (Swartz) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 777. 1891.Leersia hexandra Swartz 1788. 
Leersia abyssinica Leersia abyssinica Hochstetter ex A. Richard, Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 356. 1850. ETHIOPIA: Tigre, Shire, s.d., Schimper 1823 (holotype: BM; isotype: K).
Leersia aegyptiaca Leersia aegyptiaca Figari & De Notaris, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2. 14: 317. 1853. EGYPT
Leersia angustifolia Leersia angustifolia Munro ex Prodoehl, Bot. Arch. 1: 217. 1922. SUDAN: Djur Land, Grosse Seriba Ghattas, 18 Jul 1869, Schweinfurth 2098 (holotype: K; isotype: B).
Leersia australis Leersia australis R. Brown, Prodr. 210. 1810. AUSTRALIA
Leersia capensis Leersia capensis Müller Stuttgartensis, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 345. 1856. SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province: Uitenhagen, 1847, Alexander s.n. (holotype: K).
Leersia ciliaris Leersia ciliaris Griffith, Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 2. 1851.  
Leersia ciliata Leersia ciliata (Retzius) Roxburgh, Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 207. 1832.Pharus ciliatus Retzius 1788. 
Leersia contracta Leersia contracta Nees von Esenbeck, in Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2(1): 516. 1829. BRAZIL: "ad S. Tarido Uruga", s.d., Sellow s.n. (holotype: B).
Leersia dubia Leersia dubia F. Areschoug, Pl. Itin Eugeniae 115. 1910. ECUADOR: Guayas: Guayaquil, s.d., Andersson s.n. (holotype: S?).
Leersia ferox Leersia ferox Figari & De Notaris, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2. 14: 319. 1853.  
Leersia glaberrima Leersia glaberrima Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3: 172. 1840. NEPEAL: Without data, Wallich s.n. (holotype: LE).
Leersia gouinii Leersia gouinii E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 2. 1886. MEXICO: Veracruz:
Leersia griffithiana Leersia griffithiana Müller Stuttgartensis, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 345. 1856.  
Leersia hexandra subsp. grandiflora Leersia hexandra Swartz, subsp. grandiflora (Döll) Rosengarten et al., Gram. Urug. 279. 1970.Oryza hexandra (Swartz) Döll, var. grandiflora Döll 1871. 
Leersia luzonensis Leersia luzonensis J. Presl, in C. Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 207. 1832. PHILIPPINES
Leersia mauritanica Leersia mauritanica Salzmann ex Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint- Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5: 174. 1840.  
Leersia mexicana Leersia mexicana Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1 : 195. 1816. MEXICO: Between Chalco and Xochimilco, Jan, Humboldt & Bonpland s.n. (holotype: P).
Leersia parviflora Leersia parviflora Desvaux, Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 165. 1831; Opusc. Sci. Phys. Nat. 61. 1831. EGYPT
Leersia triniana Leersia triniana Sieber ex Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5: 174. 1840.  
Oryza hexandra Oryza hexandra (Swartz) Döll, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 10. 1877.Leersia hexandra Swartz 1788. 
Oryza hexandra var. grandiflora Oryza hexandra (Swartz) Döll, var. grandiflora Döll, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 11. 1871. ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires: Near Buenos Aires, s.d., Anderson s.n. (holotype: ?).
Oryza mexicana Oryza mexicana (Kunth) Döll, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 2(2): 10. 1877.Leersia mexicana Kunth 1816. 
Pharus ciliatus Pharus ciliatus Retzius, Observ. Bot. 5: 23. 1788 ("1789"). INDIA
Pseudoryza ciliata Pseudoryza ciliata (Retzius) Griffith, Ic. Pl. Asiat. t. 144(1). 1847.Pharus ciliatus Retzius 1788. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Houston, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Madison, Mobile, Monroe, Russell, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0034510 Covington 08 May 1995 Kral, Robert
84586		 UWAL
Leersia hecandra Sw.
UNA00004579 Washington 05 Aug 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8117		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UWAL0047190 Jackson 17 Jul 2019 Webb, David H.
8725		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
AUA000017690 Covington 18 Oct 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14235		 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
UWAL0039416 Jackson 24 Jun 2014 Webb, David H.
8115		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
TROY000012269 Butler 13 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15635		 TROY
Leersia hexandra Swartz
UNA00004554 Crenshaw 13 Jul 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6740		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
AUA000017692 Lee 12 Jun 1960 Banks, Donald J.
265		 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
UWAL0039374 Jackson 02 Oct 2018 Webb, David H.
8618		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UWAL0009007 Covington 18 Oct 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14235		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UNA00004559 Monroe 08 Aug 1979 Haynes, Robert R.
7570		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UNA00001165 Wilcox 30 Oct 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1419		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UWAL0015872 Bullock 18 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1023		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Swartz
UWFP000012788acc Baldwin 01 Aug 1992 James R. Burkhalter
13348		 UWFP
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UNA00004588 Mobile _ Jun 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UWAL0043279 Baldwin 20 Aug 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1320		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
AUA000036594 Covington 15 Aug 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5177		 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
UNA00062203 Covington 18 Oct 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14235		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UWAL0033368 Lawrence 02 Oct 2016 England, J. Kevin
6903		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Swartz
TROY000030730 Russell s.d. Banks, Donald J.
s.n.		 TROY
Leersia hexandra Swartz
UNA00027241 Tuscaloosa 05 Oct 1962 Harper, Roland M.
4541		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
TROY000012270 Covington 18 Oct 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14235		 TROY
Leersia hexandra Swartz
UWAL0034375 Autauga 12 Jul 1995 Kral, Robert
85191		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Swartz
TROY000038675 Bullock 18 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1023		 TROY
Leersia hexandra Swartz
ALNHS00003328 Covington 2 Oct 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1528		 ALNHS
Leersia hexandra Sw.
AUA000017691 Dale 23 Jun 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7526		 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
UWAL0039467 Jackson 29 Aug 2018 Webb, David H.
8596		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
JSU102048 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6978		 JSU
Leersia hexandra Swartz
UNA00004569 Geneva 12 Jul 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6703		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
AUA000017693 Russell Banks, Donald J.
 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
AUA000017694 Wilcox 30 Oct 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1419		 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
UNA00004564 Mobile _ Jul 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Leersia hexandra Sw.
UWAL0018438 Houston 15 Jul 1992 Kral, Robert
81123		 UWAL
Leersia hexandra Sw.
AUA000036717 Covington 14 Jul 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5129		 AUA
Leersia Hexandra Sw.
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