Leersia virginica

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Leersia
Species	Leersia virginica Willd.
Common Name	White grass
Growth Habit	Grass
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	4
Status	Native, FACW (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Homalocenchrus ovata	Homalocenchrus ovata (Poir.) Kuntze
Homalocenchrus virginicus	Homalocenchrus virginicus (Willd.) Britton
Leersia imbricata	Leersia imbricata Poir.
Leersia oryzoides var. virginica	Leersia oryzoides var. virginica (Willd.) Poir.
Leersia virgata	Leersia virgata Raf.
Leersia virginica var. brasiliensis	Leersia virginica var. brasiliensis Ekman
Leersia virginica var. ovata	Leersia virginica var. ovata (Poir.) Fernald

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Blackford, Boone, Brown, Cass, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Decatur, Fountain, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Parke, Porter, Posey, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Warren, Wayne, Whitley

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1925 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
80307	Clark	28 Aug 1947	Charles C. Deam 65044	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
65424	Tipton	22 Sep 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
42250	Howard	06 Sep 1935	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
42251	Howard	09 Sep 1936	Chas. W. Ek	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
102342	Parke	16 Aug 1952	Franklin B. Buser 1955	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
77439	Ripley	06 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10427	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
61644	Boone	18 Jul 1942	J. E. Potzger 9256	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
75170	Blackford	21 Jul 1945	J. E. Potzger 9936	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
61645	Hendricks	25 Jul 1942	J. E. Potzger 9265	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
61661	Hendricks	25 Jul 1942	J. E. Potzger 9271	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
76515	Decatur	27 Jul 1946	J. E. Potzger 10472	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
67184	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9288	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
67171	Hamilton	08 Aug 1942	J. E. Potzger 9308	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
18765	Johnson	09 Aug 1933	J. E. Potzger 3556	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
155400	Vermillion	11 Aug 1945	J. E. Potzger 9967	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
40717	Harrison	01 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7710	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
71524	Randolph	02 Sep 1944	J. E. Potzger 9717	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
71516	Wayne	02 Sep 1944	J. E. Potzger 9724	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
40050	Spencer	03 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7777	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
38262	Warren	03 Sep 1937	J. E. Potzger 7806	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
99109	Clark	04 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3709	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
67778	Boone	04 Sep 1943	J. E. Potzger 9510	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
12186	Marion	05 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2586	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
12181	Morgan	05 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2587	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
11330	Lawrence	05 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2615	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
67066	Madison	05 Sep 1942	J. E. Potzger 9347	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
16310	Morgan	06 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3738	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
26834	Brown	07 Sep 1935	J. E. Potzger 6669	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
13579	Clay	08 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3828	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
13574	Sullivan	08 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3841	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
23636	Clay	11 Sep 1934	J. E. Potzger 4723	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
14884	Tippecanoe	12 Sep 1933	J. E. Potzger 3963	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
34879	Jennings	12 Sep 1936	J. E. Potzger 7364	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
23597	Sullivan	14 Sep 1934	J. E. Potzger 4806	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
70064	Kosciusko	16 Sep 1939	J. E. Potzger 8243	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
11318	Greene	17 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2857	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
77332	Posey	21 Sep 1946	J. E. Potzger 10642	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
74873	Orange	22 Sep 1945	J. E. Potzger 10070	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
11270	Marion	24 Sep 1932	J. E. Potzger 2920	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
67781	Rush	25 Sep 1943	J. E. Potzger 9560	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
74871	Union	29 Sep 1945	J. E. Potzger 10082	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
28720	Crawford	30 Sep 1934	J. E. Potzger 4874	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
30331	Cass	04 Oct 1935	J. E. Potzger 6719	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
12144	Monroe	15 Oct 1931	J. E. Potzger 2398	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
92410	Fountain	14 Sep 1950	Jack McCormick 951	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
93854	Porter	16 Aug 1925	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
93853	Porter	07 Sep 1926	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
103724	Madison	21 Aug 1990	P. E. Rothrock 2171	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
154978	Marion	06 Oct 2006	P.A Scott 2484	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
151191	Parke	11 Sep 2004	R. K. Scott 576	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
152809	Marion	03 Sep 1996	Raelene M. Crandall 162	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
15632	Lawrence	04 Aug 1933	Ralph M. Kriebel	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
56240	Whitley	09 Aug 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16097	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
28343	Henry	08 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9307	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
28364	Franklin	21 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9192	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
79860	Ripley	21 Sep 1946	Ray C. Friesner 21076	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
81082	Ripley	21 Sep 1946	Ray C. Friesner 21076	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
15156	Jefferson	23 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6923	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
21747	Jefferson	23 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6923	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
15143	Switzerland	23 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6954	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
34878	Clark	12 Oct 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9485	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.
159004	Porter	9/26/2019	Na.J. Pilla NJP.1909.2602.p	BUT Leersia virginica Willd.

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