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Poaceae — Grass Family

743 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Poa arachnifera Torr.

Texas bluegrass (Poa arachnifera) is a dioecious perennial grass native to the southern Great Plains of the United States.

Poa bulbosa L.

Poa bulbosa (bulbous bluegrass) is a widespread Eurasian/North African grass that is invasive in some regions and used for fodder.

Poa cita Edgar

Poa cita (silver tussock) is an endemic New Zealand grass species from the Poaceae family.

Poa compressa L.

Poa compressa (Canada bluegrass) is a perennial grass native to Europe, now introduced nearly worldwide.

Poa labillardierei Steud.

Poa labillardierei, a perennial tussock grass from Australia, supports biodiversity and is used in landscaping and traditional basketry.

Poa nemoralis L.

Poa nemoralis L. (wood bluegrass) is a delicate, shade-tolerant Eurasian grass introduced and naturalized across other regions.

Poa palustris L.

Poa palustris L. is a native grass of Asia, Europe, and Northern America used for fodder, forage, erosion control, and revegetation.

Poa pratensis L.

Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) is a common herbaceous perennial grass widely cultivated for lawns.

Poa secunda J.Presl

Poa secunda J.Presl is a drought-resistant perennial bunchgrass native to the Americas, used for fodder, erosion control, and historically as food.

Poa trivialis L.

Poa trivialis L. (rough bluegrass, Orcheston grass) is a grass species common in Britain, invasive in the North American Great Lakes.

Pogonarthria squarrosa (Licht.) Pilg.

Pogonarthria squarrosa, or sickle/cross grass, is a low-grazing-value perennial native African grass.

Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Polypogon monspeliensis is an Old World native annual grass, now a widespread introduced species that is sometimes a noxious weed.

Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr.

Polypogon viridis is a perennial true grass species native to parts of Eurasia, Africa, and Macaronesia. It is an established neophyte in the UK.

Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) Á.Löve

Pseudoroegneria spicata, bluebunch wheatgrass, is a common North American bunchgrass valuable as forage and for habitat revegetation.

Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai

Pseudosasa japonica, commonly arrow bamboo, is a vigorous cold-hardy bamboo popular in cultivation.

Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.

Puccinellia distans is a common saline-tolerant perennial grass species native to Europe and widespread in North America.

Rostraria cristata (L.) Tzvelev

Rostraria cristata (Mediterranean hairgrass) is an annual grass native to Eurasia, widely naturalized in central and eastern Australia.

Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton

Rottboellia cochinchinensis is a pantropical annual C4 grass that is a major weed of many tropical crops.

Rytidosperma caespitosum (Gaudich.) Connor & Edgar

Rytidosperma caespitosum is a tufted perennial Australian grass that is a key native pasture species, growing across diverse habitats.

Rytidosperma pallidum (R.Br.) A.M.Humphreys & H.P.Linder

Red-anther wallaby grass, Rytidosperma pallidum, is an Australian tussock grass with prominent red anthers that flowers in December.

Saccharum officinarum L.

Saccharum officinarum L. (sugarcane) is a perennial grass cultivated globally for sugar, ethanol, other uses, with 70% of world sugar from it.

Saccharum spontaneum L.

Saccharum spontaneum, or wild sugarcane, is a perennial native grass that hybridized with domesticated sugarcane to produce new species.

Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell.

Schismus barbatus is an annual clumping grass native to Eurasia, introduced to southwestern US, growing in many habitats including disturbed areas.

Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

Schizachne purpurascens, false melic, is the only accepted species in the Eurasian and North American grass genus Schizachne, with three recognized subspecies.

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