EPPO Global Database

Leersia hexandra(LERHE)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-08-21

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: LERHE
  • Preferred name: Leersia hexandra
  • Authority: (Döll) Swartz

Notes

Southern Mediterranean, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), Africa (throughout), Madagascar, USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except northeast, southern cone), New Guinea, Australia (except south). Introduced in USA (California), Australia (Victoria)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Leersia abyssinica Richard
Leersia capensis Müller
Leersia ciliata Roxburgh
Leersia contracta Nees
Leersia mexicana Kunth

Common names
Name Language
rice cutgrass English
rice grass English
southern cutgrass English (US)
swamp ricegrass English (AU)
tiger's-tongue grass English
arrocillo rosado Spanish
hieba de arroz Spanish
lambedora Spanish (DO)
lamedora Spanish (NI)
pasto de agua Spanish
andrequice Portuguese (BR)
arroz-bravo Portuguese (BR)
arroz-de-Guiana Portuguese (BR)
capim-marreca Portuguese (BR)
grama-boiadeira Portuguese (BR)
grama-de-brejo Portuguese (BR)
taiwanashikaki Japanese
bat-'orez meshushah Hebrew
בַּת=אֹרֶז מְשֻׁשָּׁה Hebrew
lǐ shì hé Chinese
李氏禾 Chinese