Grasses

118 Species

Subject Name Scientific Name
jointed goatgrass Aegilops cylindrica Host
barb goatgrass Aegilops triuncialis L
crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
colonial bentgrass Agrostis capillaris L.
redtop Agrostis gigantea Roth
creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera L.
silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea L.
water foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus L.
slender meadow foxtail Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
European beachgrass Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link
sweet vernalgrass Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
interrupted windgrass Apera interrupta (L.) Beauv.
tall oatgrass Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) Beauv. ex J.& K. Presl
small carpetgrass, joint-head grass Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino
giant reed Arundo donax L.
wild oat Avena fatua L.
bamboo Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.
common bamboo Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl.
yellow bluestem Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng
yellow bluestem Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Celarier & Harlan
perennial false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) Beauv.
big quakinggrass Briza maxima L.
field brome Bromus arvensis L.
rattlesnake brome Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
rescuegrass Bromus catharticus Vahl
ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth
ripgut brome Bromus diandrus ssp. rigidus (Roth) Sales
soft brome Bromus hordeaceus L.
soft brome Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus L.
smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss.
bald brome Bromus racemosus L.
red brome Bromus rubens L.
rye brome Bromus secalinus L.
poverty brome Bromus sterilis L.
cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L.
lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis Ehrh.
tworank sedge Carex disticha Huds.
heath sedge Carex flacca Schreb.
Japanese sedge Carex kobomugi Ohwi
Job's tears Coix lacryma-jobi L.
bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers
hedgehog dogtailgrass Cynosurus echinatus L.
umbrella plant Cyperus involucratus Rottb
rice flatsedge Cyperus iria L.
Asian flatsedge Cyperus microiria Steud.
purple nutsedge Cyperus rotundus L.
tidalmarsh flatsedge Cyperus serotinus Rottb.
orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata L.
crowfootgrass Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd
large crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop
junglerice Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv
goosegrass Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
quackgrass Elymus repens (L.) Gould
stinkgrass Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen
weeping lovegrass Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
tall fescue Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Italian ryegrass Festuca perennis (L.) Columbus & J.P. Sm.
meadow fescue Festuca pratensis Huds.
sheep fescue Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina nom. illeg.
waxy mannagrass Glyceria declinata Brébiss.
American mannagrass Glyceria grandis var. grandis S. Watson
limpograss Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard
common velvetgrass Holcus lanatus L.
German velvetgrass Holcus mollis L.
seaside barley Hordeum marinum Huds.
mouse barley Hordeum murinum L.
leporinum barley Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum (Link) Arcang.
cogongrass Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
roundfruit rush Juncus compressus Jacq.
European meadow rush Juncus inflexus L.
perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne L.
poison ryegrass Lolium temulentum L.
oakforest woodrush Luzula luzuloides (Lam.) Dandy & Wilmott
natalgrass Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
Chinese silvergrass Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.
matgrass Nardus stricta L.
wavyleaf basketgrass Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius (Ard.) U. Scholz
wild-proso millet Panicum miliaceum L.
dallisgrass Paspalum dilatatum Poir.
ricegrass paspalum Paspalum scrobiculatum Linnaeus
vaseygrass Paspalum urvillei Steud.
crimson fountaingrass Pennisetum setaceum (Forsk.) Chiov.
bulbous canarygrass Phalaris aquatica L.
reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L.
canarygrass Phalaris canariensis L.
littleseed canarygrass Phalaris minor Retz.
timothy Phleum pratense L.
common reed Phragmites australis australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A.& C. Rivière
yellow groove bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure
bamboo Phyllostachys spp. Sieb. & Zucc.
smilograss Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss.
annual bluegrass Poa annua L.
bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa L.
Canada bluegrass Poa compressa L.
roughstalk bluegrass Poa trivialis L.
rabbitfoot polypogon Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.
arrow bamboo Pseudosasa japonica (Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai
weeping alkaligrass Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.
ravennagrass Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trinius
ricefield bulrush Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla
giant foxtail Setaria faberi Herrm.
foxtail millet Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.
yellow foxtail Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
bristly foxtail Setaria verticillata (L.) Beauv.
green foxtail Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.
green bristlegrass Setaria viridis var. viridis (L.) P. Beauv.
sorghum Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
sudangrass Sorghum bicolor ssp. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) de Wet & Harlan
johnsongrass Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
intermediate wheatgrass Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey
paragrass Urochloa mutica (Forsk.) T.Q. Nguyen
squirreltail fescue Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray
rattail fescue Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel.


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Last updated on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 10:37 AM