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Leersia oryzoides
rice cut grass, rice cutgrass
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Leersia, Species Leersia oryzoides


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AZ: SNR; UT: S2
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
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Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area


Last Modified Date:	1/28/2010

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:16:01 PM

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