Species of plant
Leersia hexandra
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Monocots
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Clade:
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Commelinids
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Order:
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Poales
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Family:
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Poaceae
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Genus:
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Leersia
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Species:
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L. hexandra
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Binomial name
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Leersia hexandra
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Synonyms
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- Asprella australis
- Asprella brasiliensis
- Asprella hexandra
- Asprella mexicana
- Blepharochloa ciliata
- Homalocenchrus angustifolius
- Homalocenchrus gouinii
- Homalocenchrus hexandrus
- Hygroryza ciliata
- Leersia abyssinica
- Leersia aegyptiaca
- Leersia angustifolia
- Leersia australis
- Leersia brasiliensis
- Leersia capensis
- Leersia ciliaris
- Leersia ciliata
- Leersia compressa
- Leersia contracta
- Leersia dubia
- Leersia elongata
- Leersia ferox
- Leersia glaberrima
- Leersia gouinii
- Leersia gracilis
- Leersia griffithiana
- Leersia luzonensis
- Leersia mauritanica
- Leersia mauritiaca
- Leersia mexicana
- Leersia parviflora
- Oryza australis
- Oryza hexandra
- Oryza mexicana
- Pharus ciliatus
- Pseudoryza ciliata
- Zizania ciliata
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Leersia hexandra is a species of grass known by the common names southern cutgrass, clubhead cutgrass, and swamp rice grass.[3] It has a pantropical distribution.[4] It is also an introduced species in many regions, sometimes becoming invasive, and it is an agricultural weed of various crops,[3] especially rice.[5] It is also cultivated as a forage for livestock.[6]