Leersia


Leersia is a genus of plants in the grass family which includes species known generally as cutgrasses.
The genus is widespread across many countries on all the inhabited continents.
It was named for the German botanist Johann Daniel Leers.
; SpeciesLeersia angustifolia Prodoehl - SudanLeersia denudata Launert - from Kenya to Cape ProvinceLeersia drepanothrix Stapf - from Guinea to UgandaLeersia friesii Melderis - from Uganda to BotswanaLeersia hexandra Sw. - Africa, Eurasia, Australian, North + South America, various islandsLeersia japonica Honda - China, Japan, KoreaLeersia lenticularis Michx. - central + eastern USALeersia ligularis Trin. - Latin America + West Indies from Coahuila to ParaguayLeersia monandra Sw. - Texas, Florida, Mexico, West IndiesLeersia nematostachya Launert - Cameroon, Angola, ZambiaLeersia oncothrix C.E.Hubb. - ZambiaLeersia oryzoides Sw. - Eurasia, North America Leersia perrieri Launert - MadagascarLeersia sayanuka Ohwi - China, Japan, Korea, VietnamLeersia stipitata Bor - ThailandLeersia tisserantii Launert - from Guinea to NamibiaLeersia triandra C.E.Hubb. - Sierra Leone, Liberia, CameroonLeersia virginica Willd. - eastern Canada, eastern + central USA
; formerly included
see Arthraxon Digitaria Hygroryza Maltebrunia Megastachya Leersia aristata - Hygroryza aristata Leersia digitaria - Digitaria ciliaris Leersia disticha - Megastachya mucronataLeersia hispida - Arthraxon hispidus