| Leersia hexandra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Leersia |
| Species: | L. hexandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Leersia hexandra | |
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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]
- ^ Leersia hexandra. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ Leersia hexandra. The Plant List.
- ^ a b Leersia hexandra. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ^ "Leersia hexandra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ CABI. (2013). Leersia hexandra. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
- ^ Leersia hexandra. FAO.