Graminoid List


Abbreviation Species Common Name
ACHHYMAchnatherum hymenoidesIndian ricegrass
ACHLETAchnatherum lettermaniiLetterman needlegrass
ACHNELAchnatherum nelsoniiColumbia needlegrass
ACHRICAchnatherum richardsoniiRichardson needlegrass
ACHSPEAchnatherum speciosadesert needlegrass
ACHTHUAchnatherum thurberianumThurber needlegrass
AGRCRIAgropyron cristatumcrested wheatgrass
AGRDESAgropyron desertorumdesert wheatgrass
AGREXAAgrostis exarataspike bentgrass
AGRGIGAgrostis gigantearedtop
AGRSCAAgrostis scabratickle grass
AGRSTOAgrostis stoloniferacreeping bentgrass
ANDCABAndropogon cabanisiifiregrass
ANDGERGAndropogon gerardii var. gerardiibig bluestem
ANDGERPAndropogon gerardii var. paucipilussand bluestem
ANDTERAndropogon ternariuspaintbrush bluestem
ANDVIRAndropogon virginicusbroomsedge bluestem
ARCLATArctagrostis latifoliapolargrass
ARIPURAristida purpureapurple threeawn
ARISTRAristida strictapineland threeawn
ARUDONArundo donaxgiant reed
ARUGIGArundinaria giganteacane
ARUGIGArundinaria gigantea subsp. giganteagiant cane
ARUGIGArundinaria gigantea subsp. tectaswitch cane
BOTBARBothriochloa barbinodiscane bluestem
BOUBARBouteloua barbatasixweeks grama
BOUCURBouteloua curtipendulasideoats grama
BOUERIBouteloua eriopodablack grama
BOUGRABouteloua gracilisblue grama
BOUHIRBouteloua hirsutahairy grama
BROCARCBromus carinatus var. carinatusCalifornia brome
BROCARMBromus carinatus var. marginatusmountain brome
BROCILBromus ciliatusfringed brome
BROHORBromus hordeaceussoft chess
BROINEBromus inermissmooth brome
BROJAPBromus japonicusJapanese brome
BROMADBromus madritensisfoxtail chess
BROPUMBromus pumpellianusPumpelly brome
BRORUBBromus rubensred brome
BROTECBromus tectorumcheatgrass
BROVULBromus vulgarisColumbia brome
BUCDACBuchloe dactyloidesbuffalo grass
CALCANCalamagrostis canadensisbluejoint reedgrass
CALLONCalamovilfa longifoliaprairie sandreed
CALMONCalamagrostis montanensisplains reedgrass
CALPURCalamagrostis purpurascenspurple pinegrass
CALRUBCalamagrostis rubescenspinegrass
CARAQUCarex aquatiliswater sedge
CARBIGCarex bigelowiiBigelow sedge
CARCAPCarex capitatacapitate sedge
CARCHOCarex chordorrhizarope-root sedge
CARCOCCarex concinnalow northern sedge
CARELECarex eleusinoidesgoose-grass sedge
CARFILCarex filifoliathreadleaf sedge
CARGARCarex garberiGarber sedge
CARGEYCarex geyerielk sedge
CARHELCarex heliophilasun sedge
CARLENDCarex lenticularis var. doliaKellog's sedge
CARLIVCarex lividapale sedge
CARPENCarex pensylvanicayellow sedge
CARPETCarex petricosarock sedge
CARROSCarex rossiiRoss' sedge
CARROTCarex rostratabeaked sedge
CARSAXCarex saxatilisrusset sedge
CARSTRCarex strictatussock sedge
CARUTRCarex utriculataNorthwest Territory sedge
CARVAGCarex vaginatasheathed sedge
CLAJAMCladium jamaicensesawgrass
CYNDACCynodon dactylonBermuda grass
DACGLODactylis glomerataorchardgrass
DANCOMDanthonia compressamountain oatgrass
DANINTDanthonia intermediatimber oatgrass
DANSPIDanthonia spicatapoverty oatgrass
DANUNIDanthonia unispicataonespike oatgrass
DESCESDeschampsia cespitosatufted hairgrass
DESELODeschampsia elongataslender hairgrass
DICACUDichanthelium acuminatumwoolly panicum
DIGCALDigitaria californicaArizona cottontop
DISSPIDistichlis spicatasaltgrass
ECHCRUEchinochloa crus-gallibarnyard grass
ELEPALEleocharis palustriscommon spikerush
ELEROSEleocharis rostellatabeaked spikerush
ELYCANElymus canadensisCanada wildrye
ELYELYElymus elymoidesbottlebrush squirreltail
ELYGLAElymus glaucusblue wildrye
ELYLANElymus lanceolatusthickspike wheatgrass
ELYMACElymus macrourusthickspike wildrye
ELYREPElymus repensquackgrass
ELYTRAElymus trachycaulusslender wheatgrass
ERACUREragrostis curvulaweeping lovegrass
ERAINTEragrostis intermediaplains lovegrass
ERALEHEragrostis lehmannianaLehmann lovegrass
EREOPHEremochloa ophiuroidescentipede grass
ERIVAGEriophorum vaginatumsheathed cottonsedge
ERIVIREriophorum viridi-carinatumgreen-keeled cottonsedge
FESSPPFestuca altaicanorthern rough fescue
FESARIFestuca arizonicaArizona fescue
FESCALFestuca californicaCalifornia fescue
FESSPPFestuca campestrismountain rough fescue
FESSPPFestuca halliiplains rough fescue
FESIDAFestuca idahoensisIdaho fescue
FESOVIFestuca ovina var. viviparaviviparous sheep fescue
FESRUBFestuca rubrared fescue
FESSUBFestuca subulatabearded fescue
FESTHUFestuca thurberiThurber fescue
HESCOMHesperostipa comataneedle-and-thread grass
HESSPAHesperostipa sparteaporcupine grass
HIEODOHierochloe odoratasweet grass
HILBELHilaria belangericurlymesquite
HORJUBHordeum jubatumfoxtail barley
IMPBRAImperata brasiliensisBrazilian satintail
IMPCYLImperata cylindricacogon grass
JUNBALJuncus balticusBaltic rush
JUNCASJuncus castaneuschestnut rush
JUNROEJuncus roemerianusblack rush
JUNTRIAJuncus triglumis var. albescensthree-flowered rush
KOBSIMKobresia simpliciusculasimple kobresia
KOEMACKoeleria macranthaprairie Junegrass
LEUKINLeucopoa kingiispike fescue
LEYAMBLeymus ambiguusColorado wildrye
LEYCINLeymus cinereusbasin wildrye
LEYINNLeymus innovatusboreal wildrye
LEYSALLeymus salinusSalina wildrye
LOLMULLolium multiflorumItalian ryegrass
LOLPERLolium perenneperennial ryegrass
LUZHITLuzula hitchcockiismooth woodrush
LYCSPPLycurus phleoidescommon wolfstail
LYCSPPLycurus setosusbristly wolfstail
LYCSPPLycurus spp.wolfstail
MELMINMelinis minutifloramolasses grass
MICVIMMicrostegium vimineumJapanese stiltgrass
MUHCUSMuhlenbergia cuspidataplains muhly
MUHMONMuhlenbergia montanamountain muhly
MUHPORMuhlenbergia porteribush muhly
MUHRACMuhlenbergia racemosagreen muhly
MUHRICMuhlenbergia richardsonismat muhly
NASPULNassella pulchrapurple needlegrass
NASVIRNassella viridulagreen needlegrass
PANHEMPanicum hemitomonmaidencane
PANOBTPanicum obtusumvine-mesquite
PANVIRPanicum virgatumswitchgrass
PASDISPaspalum distichumknotgrass
PASSMIPascopyrum smithiiwestern wheatgrass
PENCILPennisetum ciliarebuffelgrass
PHAARUPhalaris arundinaceareed canarygrass
PHLPRAPhleum pratensetimothy
PHRAUSPhragmites australiscommon reed
PLEJAMPleuraphis jamesiigalleta
PLEMUTPleuraphis muticatobosa
PLERIGPleuraphis rigidabig galleta
POAARIPoa aridaplains bluegrass
POABULPoa bulbosabulbous bluegrass
POACOMPoa compressaCanada bluegrass
POACUSPoa cusickiiCusick's bluegrass
POAPRAPoa pratensisKentucky bluegrass
POASECPoa secundaSandberg bluegrass
PSAJUNPsathyrostachys junceaRussian wildrye
PSESPIPseudoroegneria spicatabluebunch wheatgrass
SCHARUSchedonorus arundinaceustall fescue
SCHSCOSchizachyrium scopariumlittle bluestem
SCHTENSchizachyrium tenerumslender bluestem
SCIACUScirpus acutushardstem bulrush
SCIAMEScirpus americanusOlney threesquare
SCIHUDScirpus hudsonianusHudson's Bay bulrush
SCIROBScirpus robustussaltmarsh bulrush
SCISUBScirpus subterminaliswater bulrush
SCIVALScirpus validussoft-stem bulrush
SCOFESScolochloa festucaceacommon river grass
SORHALSorghum halepenseJohnson grass
SORNUTSorghastrum nutansindiangrass
SPAALTSpartina alterniflorasmooth cordgrass
SPAPATSpartina patenssaltmeadow cordgrass
SPAPECSpartina pectinataprairie cordgrass
SPOAIRSporobolus airoidesalkali sacaton
SPOASPSporobolus asperrough dropseed
SPOCRYSporobolus cryptandrussand dropseed
SPOFLESporobolus flexuousmesa dropseed
SPOHETSporobolus heterolepisprairie dropseed
SPOWRISporobolus wrightiibig sacaton
TAECAPTaeniatherum caput-medusaemedusahead
TRIMUTTridens muticusslim tridens
TYPANGTypha angustifolianarrow-leaved cattail
TYPLATTypha latifoliacommon cattail
UNIPANUniola paniculatasea oats
VULMICVulpia microstachyssmall sixweeks grass
VULMYUVulpia myurosrattail sixweeks grass
VULOCTVulpia octoflorasixweeks grass

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