Poaceae — Grass Family
Achnatherum calamagrostis (L.) P.Beauv.
Achnatherum calamagrostis (L.) P.Beauv.
Achnatherum calamagrostis is a grass species first described by Linnaeus in 1759 and reclassified to Achnatherum in 1812.
Achnatherum virescens (Trin.) Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci
Achnatherum virescens (Trin.) Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci
Achnatherum virescens (Trin.) Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci is a newly combined species with basionym Urachne virescens Trin. (1820) and several equivalent names.
Aegilops cylindrica Host
Aegilops cylindrica Host
Aegilops cylindrica, or jointed goatgrass, is an annual grass native to Southern Europe and Russia that is a damaging invasive weed of winter wheat in the US.
Aegilops geniculata Roth
Aegilops geniculata Roth
Aegilops geniculata, commonly ovate goatgrass, is a grass native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, and a noxious weed elsewhere.
Aegilops triuncialis L.
Aegilops triuncialis L.
Aegilops triuncialis L., or barbed goatgrass, is a grass that uses awns on its mature spikelets to spread seeds.
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
Agropyron cristatum, or crested wheatgrass, is a drought-tolerant tufted grass used for forage, reclamation, and wheat breeding.
Agrostis capillaris L.
Agrostis capillaris L.
Agrostis capillaris L. is a grass with distinct traits that set it apart from related Agrostis stolonifera.
Agrostis gigantea Roth
Agrostis gigantea Roth
Agrostis gigantea Roth is a grass species with dull green leaves that flowers between June and August.
Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Representative specimens of Agrostis hyemalis were examined from multiple municipalities in Mexican states like Aguascalientes, Baja California, etc., and from Arizona and Texas in the USA, with details on collection dates, coordinates, altitudes, collectors, and depositories, and more specimens in Suppl. materials 2, 3.
Agrostis scabra Willd.
Agrostis scabra Willd.
Agrostis scabra is a perennial bunchgrass found across North America and eastern Asia, used for alpine disturbed land revegetation.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass) is a widely naturalised turf grass used especially on golf courses.
Aira caryophyllea L.
Aira caryophyllea L.
Aira caryophyllea, or silver hairgrass, is a native Eurasian and African bunchgrass widely naturalized elsewhere.
Aira praecox L.
Aira praecox L.
Aira praecox is an annual tuft-forming grass native to Europe and introduced to North America, serving as food for some moth and butterfly larvae.
Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc.
Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc.
Alloteropsis semialata is a grass distributed across tropical and subtropical Old World regions, with seeds and rhizomes eaten by various animals.
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. is a variable perennial C3 bunchgrass, with one rare California variety listed as endangered in the US.
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.
Alopecurus arundinaceus is a rhizomatous perennial Poaceae species useful for forage and erosion control, native to Eurasia and northern Africa.
Alopecurus geniculatus L.
Alopecurus geniculatus L.
Alopecurus geniculatus, water or marsh foxtail, is a perennial grass native to Eurasia that grows in moist areas.
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. is a tuft-forming grass that flowers from May to August, reaching up to 80 cm in height.
Alopecurus pratensis L.
Alopecurus pratensis L.
Alopecurus pratensis, meadow foxtail, is an early-flowering grass that hosts insects and multiple fungal species.
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poir.) T.Durand & Schinz
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Poir.) T.Durand & Schinz
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus is a large Mediterranean perennial bunchgrass grown ornamentally and used for fiber.
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Andropogon gerardi Vitman
Andropogon gerardi, big bluestem, is a perennial warm-season prairie bunchgrass with forage, landscaping and potential biofuel uses.
Andropogon virginicus L.
Andropogon virginicus L.
Andropogon virginicus L. is a flammable adaptable bunchgrass with multiple landscaping, ecological, and traditional uses.
Anemanthele lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp
Anemanthele lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp
Anemanthele lessoniana, a rare New Zealand wild grass, is widely grown as an ornamental garden plant and holds a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y.Schouten & Veldkamp
Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y.Schouten & Veldkamp
Anthoxanthum nitens (sweetgrass, formerly Hierochloe odorata) is a hardy perennial grass with mosquito-repellent chemicals used in basketry.
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