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Grasses of the United States

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Zizania
genus of plants, the wild rices
Phalaris arundinacea
species of plant
Deschampsia cespitosa
species of plant
Alopecurus aequalis
species of plant
Hordeum jubatum
species of plant
Milium effusum
species of plant
Panicum virgatum
species of plant
Zea mays Saccharata Group
variety of corn
Poa palustris
species of plant
Sparganium natans
species of plant
Panicum capillare
species of plant
Koeleria macrantha
species of plant
Phleum alpinum
species of plant
Panicum dichotomiflorum
species of grass
Nassella
Nassella, or needlegrass, is a New World genus of over 100 perennial bunchgrasses found from North America through South America. The Latin word nassa refers to "a basket with a narrow neck". It is usually considered segregate from the genus Stipa and includes many New World species formerly classified in that genus. As of 2011, The Jepson Manual includes Nassella within Stipa.
Calamagrostis stricta
species of plant
Brachyelytrum
Brachyelytrum is a genus of North American and East Asian plants in the grass family, classified in its own tribe Brachyelytreae.
Sorghastrum nutans
species of plant
Buchloe dactyloides
prairie grass native to North America
Cinna latifolia
species of plant
Axonopus compressus
species of plant
Agrostis scabra
species of plant
Bromus carinatus
species of plant
Beckmannia syzigachne
species of plant
Aristida adscensionis
species of plant
Piptochaetium
Piptochaetium, or speargrass, is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America. Piptochaetium is a bunchgrass genus in the tribe Stipeae.
Paspalum notatum
species of plant
Chloris virgata
species of plant
Bouteloua gracilis
species of plant
Thinopyrum intermedium
species of plant
Andropogon virginicus
species of plant
Festuca idahoensis
species of plant
Festuca altaica
species of plant
Leymus mollis
species of plant
Eustachys
Eustachys (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia.
Spartina patens
species of plant
Scolochloa
Scolochloa is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae / Gramineae, now containing a single species, Scolochloa festucacea. Common rivergrass is a common name for the species. Scolochloa festucacea grows in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America. Its culms are erect and in height; its leaf blades are long and wide.
Enneapogon desvauxii
species of plant
Schizachyrium scoparium
species of plant
Ammophila breviligulata
species of plant
Alopecurus carolinianus
species of plant
Hilaria
genus of plants
Sporobolus indicus
species of plant
Oplismenus compositus
species of plant
Arundinaria gigantea
species of plant
Festuca occidentalis
species of plant
Cenchrus longispinus
species of plant
Triplasis
Triplasis is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Sandgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. The genus name Triplasis is Greek, meaning "threefold", referring to the triple nerved lemmas.
Bouteloua curtipendula
species of plant
Dasyochloa
Dasyochloa is a monotypic genus containing the single species Dasyochloa pulchella (formerly Erioneuron pulchellum), also known as desert fluff-grass or low woollygrass. It is a densely tufted perennial grass found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Panicum urvilleanum
species of plant
Elymus trachycaulus
species of plant
Calamagrostis rubescens
species of plant
Danthonia intermedia
species of plant
Sporobolus alterniflorus
species of plant
Munroa
Munroa is a genus of New World plants in the grass family, native to North and South America.
Schizachne purpurascens
species of plant
Glyceria striata
species of plant
Poa confinis
species of plant
Festuca arizonica
species of plant