Poaceae
Southern cutgrass
Leersia hexandra
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Leersia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 李氏禾, 水游草, 游草
- English
- Southern cutgrass, Rice Grass, Southern Cutgrass, Clubhead cutgrass, Swamp rice grass
- ff
- Yawdeho
- Japanese
- タイワンアシカキ
- Portuguese
- Capim-andrequicé, Ichnanthus bambusiflorus
- Thai
- หญ้าทราย
Synonyms
- Asprella australis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
- Asprella brasiliensis (Spreng.) Schult.
- Asprella hexandra (Sw.) P.Beauv.
- Asprella mexicana (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
- Asprella purpurea Bojer
- Blepharochloa ciliata Endl.
- Homalocenchrus gouinii (E.Fourn.) Kuntze
- Homalocenchrus hexandrus (Sw.) Kuntze
- Hygroryza ciliata (Retz.) Steud.
- Leersia abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Leersia aegyptiaca Fig. & De Not.
- Leersia australis R.Br.
- Leersia brasiliensis Spreng.
- Leersia capensis Müll.Hal.
- Leersia ciliaris Griff.
- Leersia ciliata (Retz.) Roxb.
- Leersia compressa A.Chev.
- Leersia contracta Nees
- Leersia dubia F.Aresch.
- Leersia elongata Willd. ex Trin.
- Leersia ferox Fig. & De Not.
- Leersia glaberrima Trin.
- Leersia gouinii E.Fourn.
- Leersia gracilis Willd. ex Trin.
- Leersia griffithiana Müll.Hal.
- Leersia hexandra subsp. hexandra
- Leersia luzonensis J.Presl
- Leersia mauritanica Salzm. ex Trin.
- Leersia mauritiaca Salzm. ex Trin.
- Leersia mexicana Kunth
- Leersia parviflora Desv.
- Leersia triniana Sieber ex Trin.
- Oryza australis R.Br. ex Schweinf.
- Oryza hexandra (Sw.) Döll
- Oryza hexandra var. hexandra
- Oryza mexicana (Kunth) Döll
- Pharus ciliatus Retz.
- Pseudoryza ciliata (Retz.) Griff.
- Turraya napalensis Wall.
- Zizania ciliata (Retz.) Spreng.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to August, November to January (from 47 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Romer N. Rabarijaona, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kên22, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: William korosian, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: William korosian, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.