Rice cutgrass is a native cool season grass that grows and flowers comparatively late in summer. The seed ripens in late August to early October, more typical of a warm season species. This short to medium lived perennial spreads by scaly, underground rhizomes and …

Leersia oryzoides is a common wetland species and called “cutgrass” for a reason, as anyone who has has the misfortune of walking through a stand of it will attest. The stiff hairs on leaves and sheaths are very sharp and can cut through unprotected skin—it's drawn …

Leersia oryzoides is a species of grass known by the common name rice cutgrass [1] or just cut-grass. [2] It is a widespread grass native to Europe, Asia, and North America and present in many other regions, such as Australia, as an introduced species .

Description: This perennial grass is 2–3½' tall and more or less erect. The culms are light green to yellowish green, terete, hollow, and sparsely covered with short stiff hairs; they are unbranched or sparingly branched. Alternate leaves occur along the entire length of each culm.

Rice cut grass has rough leaf sheathes and blade edges that are sharp enough to cut bare skin. It is found on shorelines, in swamps and ditches, and other low, wet areas throughout New England.

Leersia oryzoides, commonly known as Rice Cutgrass or Sickle Grass, is a native cool season grass. The seed ripens in late August to early October, which is more typical of a warm season species. This grass is easily identified by running a hand through it.

Leersia oryzoides is a species of grass known by the common name rice cutgrass. It is a widespread grass native to Europe, Asia, and North America and present in many other regions, such as Australia, as an introduced species.

Rice cutgrass is found throughout the state of Iowa on wet banks of lakes and ditches and in swamps, and flowers from late June to almost October. This is the most common species of cutgrass in the state, although it does not occur in the Loess Hills, which is not surprising given the well-drained soil there.

Feb 4, 2014 · Tufted, but with slender rhizomes. Culms mostly spreading, often decumbent below, distally erect; nodes pubescent. Flat, 4 to 12 inches long, 1/4 to 3/5 inch wide, margins with stiff, spine-like hairs, tips long-tapering to points, surfaces very rough. Slightly keeled, usually rough with minute, stiff, downward pointed hairs.

Rice cutgrass is a native cool season grass that grows and flowers comparatively late in summer. The seed ripens in late August to early October, more typical of a warm season species. This short- to medium-lived perennial spreads by scaly, underground rhizomes and …