Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Leersia hexandra
arrocillo, arroz bravo , hierba de arroz, southern cut grass, rice cut-grass, clubhead cut-grass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Leersia
Species
hexandra
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Leersia dubia F. Aresch.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2000
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Terrell, E.E. Duvall, M.R. (2000) Leersia. In Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39: 64-67.
- Laegaard, S. García, P.P. (2004) Invasive grasses in the Galapagos Islands. Lyonia, 6(2):171-175.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Leersia hexandra", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1694. Accessed 14 June 2025.