Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Leersia > Leersia lenticularis

Leersia lenticularis (catchfly grass)

Synonyms: Asprella lenticularis (homotypic); Endodia lenticularis (homotypic); Homalocenchrus lenticularis (homotypic); Zizania lenticularis (homotypic)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Fall
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  6 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Fall
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Spring
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root
Root Depth [1]  10 inches (25 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Flower Color [1]  Green
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Red
Height [1]  31 inches (0.8 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve 310228 North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States      
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  
Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve 7585 South Carolina, United States
South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 20317 South Carolina, United States  
Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge VI 25823 Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0