Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Leersia virginica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Leersia virginica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-62-003:
Leersia virginica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Leersia virginica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Homalocenchrus virginicus
COMMON NAME:
White Cutgrass, Whitegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hovi4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_levi2_002_lvd
Panicle's capillary branches rather distant, stiffly spreading, naked below, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_levi2_003_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_l_virginica_4320
September Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Panicle branches rather distant, stiffly spreading, naked below, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_leersia_virginica_1
September Catawba County NC
Leaf blades relatively short, 6-12mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_leersia_virginica_2
September Catawba County NC
Spikelets oblong, closely appressed to the branchlets, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_leersia_virginica_3
September Catawba County NC
Leersia's spikelets are one-flowered, strongly compressed laterally, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.