Rice Cutgrass

Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Rice Cutgrass: Anclocypha numitor, Ancyloxypha numitor, Crocidophora serratissimalis, Polites coras, Polites peckius

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.