Poaceae — Grass Family
Calamagrostis villosa (Chaix) J.F.Gmel.
Calamagrostis villosa (Chaix) J.F.Gmel.
Calamagrostis villosa is a perennial caespitose grass species defined by its morphological features from culms to caryopsis fruits.
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P.Beauv.
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P.Beauv.
Catabrosa aquatica is a widespread semi-aquatic grass native to non-tropical Northern Hemisphere and southern South America, growing in wet areas.
Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E.Hubb.
Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E.Hubb.
Catapodium rigidum, also called fern-grass, can be told from sea fern-grass by its more open panicle and ridged inflorescence stalk.
Cenchrus alopecuroides (L.) Thunb.
Cenchrus alopecuroides (L.) Thunb.
Cenchrus alopecuroides, commonly called fountain grass, is a warm-season ornamental grass with many cultivated varieties for horticulture.
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Cenchrus ciliaris (African foxtail grass) is a perennial forage grass native to Africa, the Mediterranean, and dry Asia, often invasive elsewhere.
Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
Cenchrus clandestinus is a rhizomatous grass native to low-elevation Kenyan tropics that often naturalizes elsewhere.
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Cenchrus echinatus L. is an annual clump-forming grass native to the Americas that is invasive in several Pacific regions.
Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst.
Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst.
Cenchrus longisetus, or feathertop grass, is an ornamental Poaceae species native to northeast Africa and parts of Arabia, often grown in gardens.
Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald
Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald
Cenchrus longispinus, the spiny burr grass, is a North American annual grass classified as a noxious weed in several introduced regions.
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Cenchrus purpureus, or napier grass, is a productive perennial poaceous grass widely used as fodder and for bioenergy.
Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone
Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone
Cenchrus setaceus, or crimson fountaingrass, is a drought-tolerant ornamental perennial grass that is invasive in some introduced regions.
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
Cenchrus spinifex Cav. is a spiny bur-bearing perennial grass native to North America and the Caribbean, often a noxious weed.
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) H.O.Yates
Chasmanthium latifolium is a cool-season perennial grass native to the contiguous US, with documented ecological traits and human uses.
Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates
Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates
Chasmanthium laxum (L.) H.O.Yates is occasional, in season from Jun–Oct. Specimens like Thornhill 647 etc. (NCSC) and Taggart SARU 273 (WNC!) were found, and it's also known as <i>Uniola laxa</i> per RAB, FNA, and Weakley.
Chionochloa rubra Zotov
Chionochloa rubra Zotov
Chionochloa rubra (red tussock) is an endemic New Zealand tussock grass with distinctive appearance and mast seeding adaptations.
Chloris barbata Sw.
Chloris barbata Sw.
Chloris barbata is a widespread invasive flowering grass native to drier Old World tropics and subtropics.
Chloris cucullata Bisch.
Chloris cucullata Bisch.
Chloris cucullata, or hooded windmill grass, is a clump-forming perennial grass native to the south-central US and adjacent Mexico.
Chloris gayana Kunth
Chloris gayana Kunth
Chloris gayana Kunth is a perennial tuft-forming grass that spreads via stolons and has distinctive fingerlike racemes.
Chloris truncata R.Br.
Chloris truncata R.Br.
Chloris truncata R.Br. is a perennial Australian grass that can be used as a lightly mown lawn grass.
Chloris virgata Sw.
Chloris virgata Sw.
Chloris virgata Sw. is a hardy annual grass that is native to warm regions and often acts as a weed in disturbed habitats.
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.
Chrysopogon aciculatus is a widespread invasive grass with medicinal uses native to tropical lowlands of Asia, Polynesia, and Australia.
Cinna arundinacea L.
Cinna arundinacea L.
Cinna arundinacea is a perennial flowering grass native to wet areas in North America east of the Rockies.
Cinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb.
Cinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb.
Cinna latifolia, commonly drooping woodreed, is a circumboreal Northern Hemisphere bunchgrass that grows in moist habitats.
Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng
Cleistogenes serotina (L.) Keng
Cleistogenes serotina is a Poaceae grass species native to Europe and temperate Asia, growing 30–60 cm tall.
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