ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Leersia virginica

Name author: Willd.

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Leersia
Species: Leersia virginica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1797

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Leersia virginica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

14 synonyms in this snapshot

Aplexia virgataName author: Raf.
Aplexia virginicaName author: Raf.
Asprella imbricataName author: (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
Asprella ovataName author: (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
Asprella virginicaName author: (Willd.) P.Beauv.
Homalocenchrus ovatusName author: (Poir.) Kuntze
Homalocenchrus virginicusName author: (Willd.) Britton
Leersia imbricataName author: Poir.
Leersia oryzoides var. virginicaName author: (Willd.) Poir.
Leersia ovataName author: Poir.
Leersia virgataName author: Raf.
Leersia virginica var. brasiliensisName author: Ekman
Leersia virginica var. ovataName author: (Poir.) Fernald
Leersia virginica var. virginicaName author: Not supplied

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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