Leersia
| cutgrasses | |
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| Leersia hexandra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ehrhartoideae |
| Tribe: | Oryzeae |
| Genus: |
Leersia Sw. 1788 not Hedw. ex Batsch 1802 (moss in family Encalyptaceae) |
| Type species | |
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Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. |
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Leersia is a genus of plants in the grass family which includes species known generally as cutgrasses.
The genus is widespread across many countries on all the inhabited continents.
It was named for the German botanist Johann Daniel Leers (1727-1774).
see Arthraxon Digitaria Hygroryza Maltebrunia Megastachya
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