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Cut Rice Grass

Leersia monandra

Other common name(s):

Bunch Cutgrass

Family:

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Balcones Canyonlands
Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Grass & Sedge

Height

1
to
4
ft.

Spread

1
to
4
ft.

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Limestone, Alkaline, Moist, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland, Wetland or Riparian, Variable

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

No Bloom

Bloom Season

No Bloom

Seasonal Interest

Seeds

Wildlife Benefit

Birds, Small Mammals

Maintenance

Low maintenance, disease free, and deer resistant. Divide to keep under control. Quite hardy and tolerant of cold temperatures to below 0° F. This is a good ornamental shade grass. This plant grows naturally in dry rocky limestone soils in open woods, grasslands and shaded slopes. Propagation: Root division. Seed.

Comments

Cutgrass forms large colonies by spreading through stolons. The foliage is a light lime green and has a soft texture. The erect and delicately branched inflorescences risie above the foliage year-round, with panicles of small spikelets. Seeds attract birds and small mammals.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Homalocenchrus monandru

References

1) www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LEMO 2) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=18457&locationType=County&mapType=Normal 3) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=40889#null, 4) https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=4001, 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Leersia+monandra&formsubmit=Search+Terms

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State Office Address:
Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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