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Leersia virginica

Willd.

Virginia Cutgrass

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144600
Element CodePMPOA3L050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusLeersia
Other Common Names
Léersie de Virginie (FR) Whitegrass (EN) whitegrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-08-02
Change Date1984-06-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
New YorkS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
IllinoisS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
South DakotaS4Yes
North DakotaS3Yes
OhioSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecS3Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.