Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw., 1788 56% complete

Cutgrass

Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 21 (1788)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Leersia oryzoides, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced20 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded11 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Sw. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 21 (1788) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1788 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Cutgrass No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Northern Hemisphere to NE. Mexico No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 53 cm
  • 53 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 23 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 92, 116, 174, 178, 221, 335, 882
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color green Sourced
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit color red Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape caryopsis Sourced
Growth form Rhizomatous
  • Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Graminoid
  • Graminoid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 95 cm
  • 95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 92, 116, 174, 178, 221, 335, 882
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug, sep
  • jul, aug, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded feb, jul, aug, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 163, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 92, 178, 203, 460, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air
  • 9 / 9 · saturated air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte)
  • 10 / 12 · amphibious all year, base always under water (permanent helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8.8
  • pH 8.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.1
  • pH 5.1 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record