Leersia lenticularis

Leersia lenticularis

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 lenticularis

Name

Leersia lenticularis Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 69 (1803).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Asprella lenticularis (Michx.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 2, 153 (1812).
  • Zizania lenticularis (Michx.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 898 (1821).
  • Endodia lenticularis (Michx.) Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1825).
  • Homalocenchrus lenticularis (Michx.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 777 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Ohio. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana. 1: 1–330, 2: 1–340. Mattick Rec.# 33747 – Recent Literature on Lichens Vol.1 (HaithiTrust) Vol.2 (HaithiTrust) Reference page. 

Links

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leersia lenticularis 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 lenticularis. 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 lenticularis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leersia lenticularis. Published online. Accessed: September 19 2022.

Vernacular names

English: catchfly grass

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