Leersia hexandra

TaxID: 65979

Basic Information

Leersia hexandra

Rice Grass

Leersia hexandra is a species of grass known by the common names southern cutgrass, clubhead cutgrass, and swamp rice grass. It has a pantropical distribution. It is also an introduced species in many regions, sometimes becoming invasive, and it is an agricultural weed of various crops, especially rice. It is also cultivated as a forage for livestock.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Leersia

hexandra

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Leersia hexandra
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Leersia hexandra
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(c) Ricky Taylor@BY-NC
Leersia hexandra
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Leersia hexandra
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(c) unknown@CC0
Leersia hexandra
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(c) Laura Clark@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Jordan A2 list 2013

Distribution (84 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

84
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Brunei Darussalam Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR13060781 Total - - 49419869 China: Hainan, Lingshui

DNA Barcodes (7 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
KNPB572-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2003-02-11 -24.95, 31.68333
KNPB572-10 - matK 667 South Africa 2003-02-11 -24.95, 31.68333
GBVD3942-11 - matK 1522 - - -
GBVD3941-11 - matK 1533 - - -
GBITS44803-21 - ITS 633 - - -
GBGHM343-24 - rbcL 537 China 2023-05-25 23.814974, 113.95361
GBGHM343-24 - ITS2 484 China 2023-05-25 23.814974, 113.95361

Literature