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Poaceae — Grass Family

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Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter

Bothriochloa barbinodis, commonly cane bluestem, is a perennial bunchgrass native to the Americas with various uses.

Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake

Bothriochloa bladhii is a Poaceae grass native to Africa, Asia, Australia, that is used as livestock feed and for land restoration.

Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng

Bothriochloa ischaemum, or yellow bluestem, is a widespread perennial Poaceae grass with two recognized varieties, one invasive in Texas.

Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus

Bothriochloa pertusa is a perennial stoloniferous grass widely used as livestock fodder that can become an invasive noxious weed.

Bouteloua aristidoides (Kunth) Griseb.

Needle grama (Bouteloua aristidoides) is an annual desert Poaceae grass native to California, Arizona, and western North America.

Bouteloua barbata Lag.

Bouteloua barbata is a North American native grass with three varieties, found from the southwestern US to southern Mexico, and also in Argentina.

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

Bouteloua curtipendula, or sideoats grama, is a warm-season grass used for forage, erosion control, and ornamental cultivation.

Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) Columbus

Bouteloua dactyloides, or buffalograss, is a North American native warm-season perennial sod-forming grass widely valued for erosion control and forage.

Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr.

Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) is a perennial native prairie grass of the US Southwest, valued as livestock forage.

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Bouteloua gracilis, or blue grama, is a widespread North American grass that dominates the US shortgrass steppe.

Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.

Bouteloua hirsuta (hairy grama) is a warm-season grazing grass native to rocky, dry upland habitats.

Bouteloua repens (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr.

Bouteloua repens (slender grama) is a grazing-resistant perennial grass found across the southwestern US, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Bouteloua trifida Thurb. ex S.Watson

Bouteloua trifida, or red grama, is a small perennial grass native to Mexico and the southwestern US that grows in dry areas.

Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) P.Beauv.

Brachyelytrum erectum is an erect grass that grows in eastern North American woods and thickets, flowering June to August.

Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) P.Beauv.

Brachypodium pinnatum, heath false brome or tor-grass, is a widespread Northern Hemisphere grass that serves as a food source for some insects.

Brachypodium retusum (Pers.) P.Beauv.

Brachypodium retusum, or Mediterranean false brome, is a 0.8m tall self-supporting perennial grass in the Poaceae family.

Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) P.Beauv.

Brachypodium sylvaticum is a tall perennial bunchgrass with specific morphological traits, flowering in July and August.

Briza maxima L.

Briza maxima L. is an edible grass with many common names, native to regions of Europe, Africa, and Asia, naturalized widely elsewhere.

Briza media L.

Briza media L. is a perennial grass native to Eurasia, introduced to North America, that grows in grasslands and other open habitats.

Briza minor L.

Briza minor L., lesser quaking-grass, is an introduced annual grass native to the Mediterranean Basin with small hanging spikelets.

Bromus arvensis L.

Bromus arvensis is an annual or biennial grass native to Europe, widely naturalized as a weed with uses for soil improvement and erosion control.

Bromus benekenii (Lange) Trimen

Bromus benekenii is a grass species in the Poaceae family native from Northwestern Africa to China.

Bromus brevis Steud.

Bromus brevis Steud. is a variable xeric grass native to Argentina, naturalised elsewhere, used as forage and food by people.

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn.

Bromus carinatus is a variable North American perennial bunchgrass, used for erosion control and forage, that can become a noxious weed.

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