Leersia virginica

Leersia virginica

Leersia virginica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Oryzeae
Subtribus: Oryzinae
Genus: Leersia
Species: Leersia virginica

Name

• Leersia virginica Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1: 325 (1797).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asprella virginica (Willd.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 2, 153 (1812).
  • Leersia oryzoides var. virginica (Willd.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 328 (1813).
  • Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willd.) Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 14 (1889).
• Heterotypic
  • Leersia imbricata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 329 (1813).
  • Leersia ovata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 329 (1813).
  • Asprella imbricata (Poir.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 268 (1817).
  • Asprella ovata (Poir.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 267 (1817).
  • Aplexia virgata Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 220 (1830), pro syn.
  • Leersia virgata Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 220 (1830), orth. var.
  • Homalocenchrus ovatus (Poir.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 777 (1891).
  • Aplexia virginica Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1893), pro syn.
  • Leersia virginica var. brasiliensis Ekman, Ark. Bot. 13(10): 37 (1913).
  • Leersia virginica var. ovata (Poir.) Fernald, Rhodora 38: 385 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regional: Canada Ontario, Québec Introduced into: Brazil South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L. 1798. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 1, pars 2. pp. [499]–1568. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 4, 1: 325.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leersia virginica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leersia virginica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leersia virginica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leersia virginica. Published online. Accessed: September 19 2022.

Vernacular names

English: white cutgrass, whitegrass
français: léersie de Virginie

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