Poaceae — Grass Family

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Bromus catharticus Vahl

Bromus catharticus Vahl

Bromus catharticus Vahl

Bromus catharticus Vahl is a coarse annual/biennial grass native to South America, widely naturalized and used as pasture.

Bromus ciliatus L.

Bromus ciliatus L.

Bromus ciliatus L.

Bromus ciliatus L. is a shade-tolerant perennial palatable forage grass growing in many moist habitats including subalpine areas.

Bromus commutatus Schrad.

Bromus commutatus Schrad.

Bromus commutatus Schrad.

Bromus commutatus Schrad., or Hairy Chess, is an introduced grass in North America with known Eurasian distribution and habitat preferences.

Bromus diandrus Roth

Bromus diandrus Roth

Bromus diandrus Roth

Bromus diandrus, ripgut brome, is an introduced winter annual grass whose sharp barbed seeds are a hazard to pets and other animals.

Bromus erectus Huds.

Bromus erectus Huds.

Bromus erectus Huds.

Bromus erectus Huds. is a perennial tufted grass widespread in Europe, SW Asia, NW Africa, and introduced to North America.

Bromus hordeaceus L.

Bromus hordeaceus L.

Bromus hordeaceus L.

Bromus hordeaceus is a pubescent annual grass native to the Mediterranean, now widely distributed globally.

Bromus inermis Leyss.

Bromus inermis Leyss.

Bromus inermis Leyss.

Bromus inermis Leyss. is a rhizomatous perennial grass native to Europe and invasive in North America.

Bromus japonicus Houtt.

Bromus japonicus Houtt.

Bromus japonicus Houtt.

Bromus japonicus is an annual/biennial tufted grass, a Eurasian weedy species naturalized in North America.

Bromus kalmii A.Gray

Bromus kalmii A.Gray

Bromus kalmii A.Gray

Bromus kalmii A.Gray is a perennial grass that flowers July to August, growing in open areas or thickets especially on calcareous soils.

Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Bromus pubescens, hairy woodland brome, is a North American perennial grass species of the brome genus.

Bromus riparius Rehmann

Bromus riparius Rehmann

Bromus riparius Rehmann

Bromus riparius is a grass species in Poaceae native from Northern Italy to the Caucasus and China.

Bromus rubens L.

Bromus rubens L.

Bromus rubens L.

Bromus madritensis is a winter annual grass that is invasive in parts of western North America.

Bromus squarrosus L.

Bromus squarrosus L.

Bromus squarrosus L.

Bromus squarrosus L. is an annual grass native to Eurasia, naturalized in parts of North America, flowering in June and July.

Bromus sterilis L.

Bromus sterilis L.

Bromus sterilis L.

Bromus sterilis L. is an annual or biennial grass native to Eurasia and northern Africa, often growing as a weed.

Bromus tectorum L.

Bromus tectorum L.

Bromus tectorum L.

Bromus tectorum L. is a winter annual Eurasian grass that is a common invasive species in arid North American ecosystems.

Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear

Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear

Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear

Bromus vulgaris is a perennial North American grass, good forage for grazing animals, found in western North American habitats.

Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis arenaria, also known as marram grass, is a perennial dune grass native to European and North African coastlines.

Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis arundinacea is a perennial tufted grass with defined morphological features from rhizomes to caryopsis fruit.

Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fernald) Saarela

Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fernald) Saarela

Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fernald) Saarela

Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fernald) Saarela, a newly combined species, has basionym Ammophila breviligulata Fernald; type from Connecticut in 1902, holotype at GH, isotype at US.

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv.

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv.

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv.

Calamagrostis canadensis is a common, widespread perennial grass with varied ecological impacts on landscapes.

Calamagrostis canescens (Weber) Roth

Calamagrostis canescens (Weber) Roth

Calamagrostis canescens (Weber) Roth

Purple small-reed (Calamagrostis canescens) is a Poaceae grass native to Europe and western Siberia.

Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth

Calamagrostis epigejos is a perennial ornamental grass native to temperate Eurasia with a distinct variety in southern and eastern Africa.

Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br.

Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br.

Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br.

Calamagrostis purpurascens R.Br. is a clump-forming arctic-alpine perennial grass native to North America, Chile, and eastern Siberia.

Calamagrostis purpurea (Trin.) Trin.

Calamagrostis purpurea (Trin.) Trin.

Calamagrostis purpurea (Trin.) Trin.

Calamagrostis purpurea is a Poaceae grass species native to subarctic and subalpine habitats.

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