Native plant · POACEAE
Leersia virginica
WHITEGRASS; white grass
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Leersia virginica. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Leersia virginica
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- Leersia
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACW (NWPL); OBL (DEP)
- Florida range
- Panhandle · Central Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Leon; Citrus; Sumter; Putnam; Volusia; Lake; Polk; Nassau; Jackson; Marion; Hillsborough; Pasco; Wakulla; Orange; Hernando; Flagler; Osceola; Clay
Where documented in Florida
Leon; Citrus; Sumter; Putnam; Volusia; Lake; Polk; Nassau; Jackson; Marion; Hillsborough; Pasco; Wakulla; Orange; Hernando; Flagler; Osceola; Clay
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Leersia
- Leersia hexandra — SOUTHERN CUTGRASS; Native rice grass
- Leersia lenticularis — CATCHFLYGRASS; Catchfly grass
- Leersia monandra — BUNCH CUTGRASS
- Leersia oryzoides — RICE CUTGRASS
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.