Leersia virginica
| Leersia virginica | |
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| File:Leersia virginica IWF.jpg | |
| Photo by the Illinois Wildflowers Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Leersia |
| Species: | L. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Leersia virginica Willd. | |
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| Natural range of Leersia virginica from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: L. virginica var. ovata (Poiret)
Variety: Homolocenchrus virginicus (Willdenow)
Description
L. virginica is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
L. virginica is found throughout the Eastern and Midwestern United States, Ontario, and Quebec. [1]
