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Genera

Genera for Family = Poaceae
339 records returned

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Symbol	Scientific Name	Common Name
ACHNA	Achnatherum P. Beauv.	needlegrass
ACHNE	×Achnella Barkworth	ricegrass
ACRAC	Acrachne Chiov.	goosegrass
ACROC4	Acroceras Stapf	acroceras
AEGIL	Aegilops L.	goatgrass
AEGOP2	Aegopogon Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	relaxgrass
AELUR	Aeluropus Trin.
AGROE	×Agroelymus E.G. Camus ex A. Camus	agroelymus
AGROP3	×Agropogon Fourn.	agropogon
AGROP2	Agropyron Gaertn.	wheatgrass
AGROS2	Agrostis L.	bentgrass
AIRA	Aira L.	hairgrass
ALLOL	Allolepis Söderst. & Decker	Texas salt
ALLOT2	Alloteropsis J. Presl	summergrass
ALOPE	Alopecurus L.	foxtail
AMBLY5	Amblyopyrum Eig	amblyopyrum
AMMOC3	×Ammocalamagrostis P. Fourn.
AMMOP	Ammophila Host	beachgrass
AMPEL2	Ampelodesmos Link	Mauritanian grass
AMPHI9	Amphibromus Nees	wallaby grass
AMPHI2	Amphicarpum Kunth	maidencane
ANCIS3	Ancistrachne S.T. Blake
ANDRO2	Andropogon L.	bluestem
ANTHA	Anthaenantia P. Beauv.	silkyscale
ANTHE3	Anthephora Schreb.	oldfield grass
ANTHO	Anthoxanthum L.	hornwort
APERA	Apera Adans.	silkybent
APLUD	Apluda L.	Mauritian grass
ARCTA	Arctagrostis Griseb.	polargrass
ARCTO12	×Arctodupontia Tzvelev	arctodupontia
ARCTO2	Arctophila Rupr. ex Andersson	pendantgrass
ARIST	Aristida L.	threeawn
ARRHE	Arrhenatherum P. Beauv.	oatgrass
ARTHR	Arthraxon P. Beauv.	carpgrass
ARTHR2	Arthrostylidium Rupr.	climbing bamboo
ARUND2	Arundinaria Michx.	cane
ARUND3	Arundinella Raddi	rabo de gato
ARUND4	Arundo L.	giant reed
ASTRE2	Astrebla F. Muell. ex Benth.
AUSTR	Austrostipa S.W.L. Jacobs & J. Everett
AVELL	Avellinia Parl.
AVENA	Avena L.	oat
AVENU	Avenula (Dumort.) Dumort.
AXONO	Axonopus P. Beauv.	carpetgrass
BAMBU	Bambusa Schreb.	bamboo
BECKM	Beckmannia Host	sloughgrass
BLEPH	Blepharidachne Hack.	desertgrass
BLEPH4	Blepharoneuron Nash	dropseed
BORIN	Borinda Stapleton	borinda
BOTHR	Bothriochloa Kuntze	beardgrass
BOUTE	Bouteloua Lag.	grama
BRACH	Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb.	signalgrass
BRACH14	Brachyachne Stapf
BRACH2	Brachyelytrum P. Beauv.	shorthusk
BRACH3	Brachypodium P. Beauv.	false brome
BRIZA	Briza L.	quakinggrass
BROMU	Bromus L.	brome
CALAM	Calamagrostis Adans.	reedgrass
CALAM6	×Calammophila Brand	calammophila
CALAM2	Calamovilfa (A. Gray) Hack. ex Scribn. & Southworth	sandreed
CALYP7	Calyptochloa C.E. Hubb.
CASTE7	Castellia Tineo
CATAB	Catabrosa P. Beauv.	whorlgrass
CATAP3	Catapodium Link
CATHE	Cathestecum J. Presl	false grama
CELTI2	Celtica F.M. Vázquez & Barkworth
CENCH	Cenchrus L.	sandbur
CENTO	Centotheca Desv.
CENTR7	Centropodia (R. Br.) Rchb.
CHASM	Chasmanthium Link	woodoats
CHLOR	Chloris Sw.	windmill grass
CHRYS6	Chrysopogon Trin.	false beardgrass
CHUSQ	Chusquea Kunth	chusquea bamboo
CINNA	Cinna L.	woodreed
CLADO	Cladoraphis Franch.	bristly lovegrass
CLEIS4	Cleistachne Benth.
CLEIS2	Cleistogenes Keng
COELO	Coelorachis Brongn.	jointtail grass
COIX	Coix L.	Job's tears
COLEA	Coleanthus Seidel	mossgrass
CORTA	Cortaderia Stapf	pampas grass
CORYN	Corynephorus P. Beauv.	clubawn grass
COTTE	Cottea Kunth	cotta grass
CRYPS	Crypsis Aiton	pricklegrass
CTENI	Ctenium Panzer	toothache grass
CUTAN	Cutandia Willk.	Memphisgrass
CYMBO	Cymbopogon Spreng.	lemon grass
CYNOD	Cynodon Rich.	Bermudagrass
CYNOS2	Cynosurus L.	dogstail grass
CYRTO7	Cyrtococcum Stapf
DACTY	Dactylis L.	orchardgrass
DACTY2	Dactyloctenium Willd.	crowfoot grass
DANTH	Danthonia DC.	oatgrass
DANTH2	Danthoniopsis Stapf
DASYO	Dasyochloa Willd. ex Rydb.	woollygrass
DASYP	Dasypyrum (Coss. & Durieu) T. Dur.	mosquitograss
DENDR7	Dendrocalamus Nees
DESCH	Deschampsia P. Beauv.	hairgrass
DESMO2	Desmostachya (Stapf) Stapf
DIARR	Diarrhena P. Beauv.	beakgrain
DICHA2	Dichanthelium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould	rosette grass
DICHA3	Dichanthium Willem.	bluestem
DICHE	Dichelachne Endl.	plumegrass
DIECT	Diectomis Kunth	foldedleaf grass
DIGIT2	Digitaria Haller	crabgrass
DIMER3	Dimeria R. Br.
DINEB	Dinebra Jacq.	viper grass
DISSA	Dissanthelium Trin.	Catalina grass
DISSO	Dissochondrus (Hillebr.) Kuntze	false brittlegrass
DISTI	Distichlis Raf.	saltgrass
DUPOA	×Dupoa J. Cay. & S.J. Darbyshire	dupoa
DUPON	Dupontia R. Br.	tundragrass
ECHIN4	Echinochloa P. Beauv.	cockspur grass
ECHIN12	Echinopogon P. Beauv.
EHRHA	Ehrharta Thunb.	veldtgrass
ELEUS	Eleusine Gaertn.	goosegrass
ELION	Elionurus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	balsamscale grass
ELYHO	×Elyhordeum Mansf. ex Zizin & Petrowa	barley
ELYLE	×Elyleymus Baum	wildrye
ELYMU	Elymus L.	wildrye
ELYTR3	Elytrigia Desv.
ENNEA	Enneapogon Desv. ex P. Beauv.	feather pappusgrass
ENTER2	Enteropogon Nees	unbrellagrass
ENTOL	Entolasia Stapf	entolasia
ERAGR	Eragrostis von Wolf	lovegrass
EREMO2	Eremochloa Büse	centipede grass
EREMO5	Eremopyrum (Ledeb.) Jaubert & Spach	false wheatgrass
ERIAC	Eriachne R. Br.
ERIOC2	Eriochloa Kunth	cupgrass
ERIOC3	Eriochrysis P. Beauv.	moco de pavo
ERION	Erioneuron Nash	woollygrass
EUCLA	Euclasta Franch.	mock bluestem
EULAL3	Eulalia Trin.
EULAL2	Eulaliopsis Honda	sabaigrass
EUSTA	Eustachys Desv.	fingergrass
FESTU	Festuca L.	fescue
FESTU2	×Festulolium Asch. & Graebn.	festulolium
FINGE	Fingerhuthia Nees	Zulu fescue
GARNO	Garnotia Brongn.	lawngrass
GASTR	Gastridium P. Beauv.	nit grass
GAUDI	Gaudinia P. Beauv.	fragile oat
GIGAN	Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro	gigantochloa
GLYCE	Glyceria R. Br.	mannagrass
GYMNO3	Gymnopogon P. Beauv.	skeletongrass
GYNER	Gynerium Willd. ex P. Beauv.	wildcane
HACKE2	Hackelochloa Kuntze	pitscale grass
HAINA	Hainardia Greuter	barbgrass
HAKON	Hakonechloa Makino ex Honda	Hakone grass
HELIC	Helictotrichon Besser ex Schult. & Schult. f.	alpine oatgrass
HEMAR	Hemarthria R. Br.	jointgrass
HESPE11	Hesperostipa (Elias) Barkworth	needle and thread
HETER20	Heteranthelium Hochst. ex Jaub. & Spach
HETER6	Heteropogon Pers.	tanglehead
HIERO	Hierochloe R. Br.	sweetgrass
HILAR	Hilaria Kunth	curly-mesquite
HOLCU	Holcus L.	velvetgrass
HOMOL	Homolepis Chase
HOMOP	Homopholis C.E. Hubb.
HORDE2	Hordelymus (Jess.) Harz
HORDE	Hordeum L.	barley
HYGRO7	Hygroryza Nees	watergrass
HYMEN8	Hymenachne P. Beauv.	marsh grass
HYPAR	Hyparrhenia Andersson ex Fourn.	thatching grass
HYPOG	Hypogynium Nees	West Indian bluestem
ICHNA	Ichnanthus P. Beauv.	bedgrass
IMPER	Imperata Cirillo	satintail
ISACH	Isachne R. Br.	bloodgrass
ISCHA	Ischaemum L.	murainagrass
ISEIL	Iseilema Andersson
IXOPH	Ixophorus Schltdl.	Central America grass
JARAV	Jarava Ruiz & Pav.	rice grass
KARRO	Karroochloa Conert & Türpe	South African oatgrass
KOELE	Koeleria Pers.	Junegrass
LAGUR	Lagurus L.	harestail grass
LAMAR	Lamarckia Moench	goldentop grass
LASIA	Lasiacis (Griseb.) Hitchc.	smallcane
LASIU	Lasiurus Boiss.
LEERS	Leersia Sw.	cutgrass
LEPTO	Leptochloa P. Beauv.	sprangletop
LEPTO5	Leptochloopsis Yates	limestone grass
LEPTO6	Leptocoryphium Nees	lanilla
LEPTU	Lepturus R. Br.	thintail
LEUCO12	Leucopoa Griseb.	spike fescue
LEYDE	×Leydeum Barkworth
LEYMU	Leymus Hochst.	wildrye
LIMNO2	Limnodea L.H. Dewey	Ozark grass
LITHA	Lithachne P. Beauv.	diente de perro
LOLIO	Loliolum Krecz. & Bobr.
LOLIU	Lolium L.	ryegrass
LOUDE	Loudetia Hochst.
LUZIO	Luziola Juss.	watergrass
LYCUR	Lycurus Kunth	wolfstail
LYGEU	Lygeum Loefl. ex L.	lygeum
MELIC	Melica L.	melicgrass
MELIN	Melinis P. Beauv.	stinkgrass
MERXM	Merxmuellera Conert
MIBOR	Mibora Adans.	sandgrass
MICRO	Microchloa R. Br.	smallgrass
MICRO20	Microlaena R. Br.
MICRO19	Micropyrum Link
MICRO7	Microstegium Nees	browntop
MILIU	Milium L.	milletgrass
MISCA	Miscanthus Andersson	silvergrass
MOLIN	Molinia Schrank	moorgrass
MONAN	Monanthochloe Engelm.	shoregrass
MONRO	Monroa Torr.	false buffalograss
MUNRO3	Munroa Torr., orth. var.
MUHLE	Muhlenbergia Schreb.	muhly
NARDU	Nardus L.	matgrass
NASSE	Nassella (Trin.) Desv.	needlegrass
NEERA2	Neeragrostis Bush	creeping lovegrass
NEOST	Neostapfia Burtt Davy	Colusagrass
NEYRA	Neyraudia Hook. f.	neyraudia
OCHTH	Ochthochloa Edgew.
OLYRA	Olyra L.	carrycillo
OPHIU	Ophiuros C.F. Gaertn.
OPLIS	Oplismenus P. Beauv.	basketgrass
ORCUT	Orcuttia Vasey	Orcutt grass
ORYZA	Oryza L.	rice
ORYZO	Oryzopsis Michx.	ricegrass
OTTOC	Ottochloa Dandy
OXYCH	Oxychloris M. Lazarides
OXYTE2	Oxytenanthera Munro	oxytenanthera
PANIC	Panicum L.	panicgrass
PAPPO	Pappophorum Schreb.	pappusgrass
PARAP	Parapholis C.E. Hubbard	sicklegrass
PASCO	Pascopyrum A. Löve	wheatgrass
PASPA	Paspalidium Stapf	watercrown grass
PASPA2	Paspalum L.	crowngrass
PENNI	Pennisetum Rich. ex Pers.	fountaingrass
PEROT	Perotis Aiton
PHALA2	Phalaris L.	canarygrass
PHANO	Phanopyrum (Raf.) Nash	savannah-panicgrass
PHARU	Pharus L.	stalkgrass
PHIPP	Phippsia (Trin.) R. Br.	icegrass
PHLEU	Phleum L.	timothy
PHRAG	Phragmites Adans.	reed
PHYLL6	Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc.	bamboo
PIPTA2	Piptatherum P. Beauv.	ricegrass
PIPTO	Piptochaetium J. Presl	speargrass
PLECT4	Plectrachne Henrard
PLEIO	Pleioblastus Nakai
PLEUR12	Pleuraphis Torr.	galleta grass
PLEUR2	Pleuropogon R. Br.	semaphoregrass
POA	Poa L.	bluegrass
POGON3	Pogonatherum P. Beauv.
POLYP2	Polypogon Desf.	rabbitsfoot grass
POLYT8	Polytoca R. Br.
POLYT3	Polytrias Hack.	Java grass
PSATH2	Psathyrostachys Nevski	wildrye
PSEUD23	×Pseudelymus Barkworth & D.R. Dewey	foxtail wheatgrass
PSEUD22	Pseudoroegneria (Nevski) A. Löve	wheatgrass
PSEUD9	Pseudosasa Makino ex Nakai	arrow bamboo
PSILU	Psilurus Trin.
PTILA	Ptilagrostis Griseb.	false needlegrass
PUCCI	Puccinellia Parl.	alkaligrass
PUCCI2	×Pucciphippsia Tzvelev	pucciphippsia
REDFI	Redfieldia Vasey	blowout grass
REIMA	Reimarochloa Hitchc.	reimar grass
ROSTR	Rostraria Trin.	hairgrass
ROTTB	Rottboellia L. f.	itchgrass
RYTID2	Rytidosperma Steud.	wallaby grass
SACCH	Saccharum L.	sugarcane
SACCI	Sacciolepis Nash	cupscale grass
SASA20	Sasa Makino & Shib.	broadleaf bamboo
SCHED	Schedonnardus Steud.	tumblegrass
SCHED2	Schedonorus P. Beauv.
SCHIS	Schismus P. Beauv.	Mediterranean grass
SCHIZ	Schizachne Hack.	false melic
SCHIZ4	Schizachyrium Nees	little bluestem
SCHIZ5	Schizostachyum Nees	Polynesian 'ohe
SCHMI	Schmidtia Moench
SCLER4	Sclerochloa P. Beauv.	hardgrass
SCLER7	Scleropogon Phil.	burrograss
SCLER15	Sclerostachya A. Camus
SCOLO	Scolochloa Link	rivergrass
SCRIB	Scribneria Hack.	Scribner's grass
SECAL	Secale L.	rye
SEHIM2	Sehima Forssk.
SEMIA	Semiarundinaria Makino
SESLE	Sesleria Scop.
SETAR	Setaria P. Beauv.	bristlegrass
SETAR2	Setariopsis Scribn. ex Millsp.
SHIBA	Shibataea Makino ex Nakai
SINOC	Sinocalamus McClure	wideleaf bamboo
SNOWD	Snowdenia C.E. Hubb.
SORGH	Sorghastrum Nash	Indiangrass
SORGH2	Sorghum Moench	sorghum
SPART	Spartina Schreb.	cordgrass
SPHEN	Sphenopholis Scribn.	wedgescale
SPINI3	Spinifex L.
SPODI2	Spodiopogon Trin.
SPORO	Sporobolus R. Br.	dropseed
STEIN	Steinchisma Raf.	gaping grass
STENO3	Stenotaphrum Trin.	St. Augustine grass
STIPA	Stipa L.
STIPA2	Stipagrostis Nees
SWALL	Swallenia Söderst. & Decker	dunegrass
TAENI2	Taeniatherum Nevski	medusahead
TETRA24	Tetrachne Nees
TETRA19	Tetrapogon Desf.
THAUM2	Thaumastochloa C.E. Hubb.
THEME	Themeda Forssk.	kangaroo grass
THINO	Thinopyrum A. Löve	wheatgrass
THUAR	Thuarea Pers.	Kuroiwa grass
THYRI	Thyridolepis S.T. Blake
THYSA3	Thysanolaena Nees
TORRE2	Torreyochloa Church	false mannagrass
TRACH2	Trachypogon Nees	crinkleawn grass
TRAGU	Tragus Haller	bur grass
TRIBO	Tribolium Desv.
TRICH21	Trichloris Fourn. ex Benth.
TRICH28	Tricholaena Schrad.
TRICH6	Trichoneura Andersson	Silveus' grass
TRIDE	Tridens Roem. & Schult.	tridens
TRIOD2	Triodia R. Br.
TRIPL2	Triplasis P. Beauv.	sandgrass
TRIPO	Tripogon Roem. & Schult.	fiveminute grass
TRIPS	Tripsacum L.	gamagrass
TRIRA2	Triraphis R. Br.
TRISE	Trisetum Pers.	oatgrass
TRITI2	×Triticosecale Wittm.	triticosecale
TRITI	Triticum L.	wheat
TUCTO	Tuctoria J. Reeder	spiralgrass
UNIOL	Uniola L.	seaoats
UROCH	Urochloa P. Beauv.	signalgrass
VAHLO	Vahlodea Fr.	hairgrass
VASEY	Vaseyochloa Hitchc.	Texasgrass
VENTE	Ventenata Koeler	North Africa grass
VETIV	Vetiveria Bory	vetivergrass
VOSSI	Vossia Wall. & Griffith	hippo grass
VULPI	Vulpia C.C. Gmel.	fescue
WHITE	Whiteochloa C.E. Hubb.
WILLK	Willkommia Hack.	willkommia
ZEA	Zea L.	corn
ZINGE	Zingeria P.A. Smirn.
ZIZAN	Zizania L.	wildrice
ZIZAN2	Zizaniopsis Döll & Asch.	cutgrass
ZOYSI	Zoysia Willd.	lawngrass

Time Generated: 10/16/2008 11:36 PM MDT