| Leersia hexandra |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Poaceae |
| Genus: |
Leersia |
| Species: |
L. hexandra |
| Binomial name |
Leersia hexandra
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| Synonyms |
- Asprella australis
- Asprella brasiliensis
- Asprella hexandra
- Asprella mexicana
- Blepharochloa ciliata
- Homalocenchrus angustifolius
- Homalocenchrus gouinii
- Homalocenchrus hexandrus
- Hygroryza ciliata
- Leersia abyssinica
- Leersia aegyptiaca
- Leersia angustifolia
- Leersia australis
- Leersia brasiliensis
- Leersia capensis
- Leersia ciliaris
- Leersia ciliata
- Leersia compressa
- Leersia contracta
- Leersia dubia
- Leersia elongata
- Leersia ferox
- Leersia glaberrima
- Leersia gouinii
- Leersia gracilis
- Leersia griffithiana
- Leersia luzonensis
- Leersia mauritanica
- Leersia mauritiaca
- Leersia mexicana
- Leersia parviflora
- Oryza australis
- Oryza hexandra
- Oryza mexicana
- Pharus ciliatus
- Pseudoryza ciliata
- Zizania ciliata
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Leersia hexandra is a species of grass known by the common names southern cutgrass, clubhead cutgrass, and swamp rice grass. It has a pantropical distribution. It is also an introduced species in many regions, sometimes becoming invasive, and it is an agricultural weed of various crops, especially rice. It is also cultivated as a forage for livestock.