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Leersia oryzoides
rice cut-grass
Piscataway Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		rice cut-grass
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:		MD: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Last Modified Date:	9/17/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 7:58:30 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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