Leersia lenticularis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusLeersia
Species:Leersia lenticularis Michx.
Common NameCatchfly Grass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Zizania lenticularis Zizania lenticularis (Michx.) Steud.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Crittenden (KY), Daviess (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Henderson (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Marshall (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY), Trigg (KY), Union (KY), Webster (KY), Benton (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Dyer (TN), Gibson (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Madison (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100129749 Daviess Kentucky 03 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5325
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024820 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024816 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0043680 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0043674 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
HTTU026754 Lake Tennessee
HTTU
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129715 Ballard Kentucky 10 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1245
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129756 Henderson Kentucky 09 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
6008
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129731 Crittenden Kentucky 30 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5730
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129822 Union Kentucky 27 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5231
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024823 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024829 White Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024826 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024817 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0072659 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0072650 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
HTTU026755 Lake Tennessee
HTTU
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129798 McLean Kentucky 22 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5533
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129772 McCracken Kentucky 04 Sep 1990 Landon E. McKinney
4583
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024815 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0069337 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0079690 Graves Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0072651 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0043673 Stewart Tennessee 29 Oct 2010 David H. Webb
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
HTTU018935 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Leersia lenticularis
MEM008440 McCracken Kentucky 28 Aug 1971 Raymond Athey
1485
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
MEM014160 Lake Tennessee 07 Oct 1978 James R. Browne
78J7.8
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
MEM007139 Fulton Kentucky 26 Aug 1972 Raymond Athey
2058
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129780 McLean Kentucky 24 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5592
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024825 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
UCHT002340 Madison Tennessee
UCHT
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0094942 Henderson Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
HTTU026746 Lake Tennessee
HTTU
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129806 Muhlenberg Kentucky 21 Nov 1978 Richard H. Hannan
KEP-1-983
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129830 Webster Kentucky 27 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5205
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0025012 Henderson Kentucky
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024814 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024827 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0043679 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
HTTU018936 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129764 Hopkins Kentucky 14 Aug 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5084
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
31234100757119 McLean Kentucky 22 Sep 1980 R. Hannan, L. R. Phillippe
05533
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024824 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
UCHT002339 Benton Tennessee
UCHT
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0107716 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0094941 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0036374 Montgomery Tennessee 13 Sep 2014 Mason Brock
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0100895 Benton Tennessee 27 Jul 2012 David H. Webb
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0094952 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0091088 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0243549 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129814 Ohio Kentucky 23 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4687
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024822 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024828 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024821 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0043675 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0094940 Henderson Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0072652 Graves Kentucky
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
MEM008017 Shelby Tennessee 11 Sep 1971 John E. Thompson Jr.
519
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
MEM007243 Graves Kentucky 08 Sep 1972 Raymond Athey
2100
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
31234100129723 Carlisle Kentucky 05 Oct 1984 Raymond Athey
5065
EKY
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024819 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
TENN-V-0024818 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0043678 Henry Tennessee 22 Oct 1992 Edward Chester
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
APSC0045523 Trigg Kentucky 19 Sep 2015 Mason Brock
APSC
Leersia lenticularis
HTTU026753 Lake Tennessee
HTTU
Leersia lenticularis
MEM006825 Marshall Kentucky 08 Sep 1973 Raymond Athey
2560
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
MEM001741 Henderson Kentucky 1963-07 Joe Bruna
s.n.
MEM
Leersia lenticularis
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