Characteristics
Monocots
Leersia virginica Willd.
WHITEGRASS
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Native
FACW (NWPL)
OBL (DEP)
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Citation
LEERSIA VIRGINICA Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 1: 325. 1797.
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VIRGINIA:
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Calhoun
FSU
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Duval
FLAS
Escambia
FLAS
Flagler
USF
Franklin
FSU
Gadsden
FSU
Hernando
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Asprella imbricata
Asprella imbricata (Poiret) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 268. 1817.
BASIONYM: Leersia imbricata Poiret 1813.
Asprella ovata
Asprella ovata (Poiret) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 267. 1817.
BASIONYM: Leersia ovata Poiret 1813.
Asprella virginica
Asprella virginica (Willdenow) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 2, 153. 1812.
BASIONYM: Leersia virginica Willdenow 1797.
Homalocenchrus ovatus
Homalocenchrus ovatus (Poiret) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 777. 1891.
BASIONYM: Leersia ovata Poiret 1813.
Homalocenchrus virginicus
Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willdenow) Britton, Trans. New York Acad. Sci. 9: 14. 1889.
BASIONYM: Leersia virginica Willdenow 1797.
Leersia imbricata
Leersia imbricata Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl . 3: 329. 1813.
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Bosc s.n. (holotype: P).
Leersia oryzoides var. virginica
Leersia oryzoides (Linnaeus) Swartz, var. virginica (Willdenow) Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 328. 1813.
BASIONYM: Leersia virginica Willdenow 1797.
Leersia ovata
Leersia ovata Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 329. 1813.
TYPE: North America, without data (holotype: P).
Leersia virginica var. brasiliensis
Leersia virginica Willdenow, var. brasiliensis Ekman, Ark. Bot. 13: 37. 1913.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Parana: Curitiba, 16 Mar 1909, Dusen 7905 (holotype: S?).
Leersia virginica var. ovata
Leersia virginica Willdenow, var. ovata (Poiret) Fernald, Rhodora 38: 386. 1936.
BASIONYM: Leersia ovata Poiret 1813.
Specimens and Distribution
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