Grasses

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POACEAE

Wild-rice Zizania aquatica 1946

Asiatic wild-rice Zizania latifolia* 1941

Rice cut-grass Leersia oryzoides 1937,1966

White grass Leersia virginica 1937

Bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum 1937

Needle grass Piptochaetium avenaceum 1945

Red fescue Festuca rubra 1946,1947,1969,1973

Nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata 1937,1938,1945,1979

Rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros* 1979

Six-weeks fescue Vulpia octoflora* (prob. var. octoflora) 1937

Squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia sciurea

Perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne* (prob. ssp. multiflorum) 1938,1954,1973

Alta fescue Lolium arundinaceum* 1979

Meadow fescue Lolium pratense* 1938,1973

Pale manna-grass Torreyochloa pallida (prob. var. pallida) 1938

Annual bluegrass Poa annua* 1937,1941

Autumn bluegrass Poa autumnalis 1945

Canada bluegrass Poa compressa* 1937

Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis 1937,1960,1973

Woodland bluegrass Poa sylvestris 1936,1945,1960

Rough bluegrass Poa trivialis 1937

Orchard grass Dactylis glomerata* 1937,1954,1973

Rattlesnake grass Glyceria canadensis 1939,1946

Atlantic manna-grass Glyceria obtusa 1937

Eastern manna-grass Glyceria septentrionalis 1937

Fowl manna-grass Glyceria striata 1937,1959

Tall oatgrass Arrhenatherum elatius* 1953,1954

Slender wedgescale Sphenopholis intermedia

Wedge-grass Sphenopholis obtusata 1950

Wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa 1969

Velvet grass Holcus lanatus* 1937,1973

Silver hair-grass Aira caryophyllea* 1937

Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum* 1935

Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea

Reed-grass Calamagrostis coarctata 1937

Redtop Agrostis gigantea* 1937,1947,1973

Tickle grass Agrostis hyemalis 1937,1945

Autumn bent Agrostis perennans 1937

Wood-reed Cinna arundinacea 1937

Timothy Phleum pratense* 1937,1952

Hairy chess Bromus commutatus 1937,1952

Soft chess Bromus hordeaceus* (prob. var. hordeaceus) 1942

Smooth bromegrass Bromus inermis* 1962

Downy bromegrass Bromus tectorum*

Bottle-brush grass Elymus hystrix (prob. var. hystrix) 1937

Slender wild-rye Elymus villosus 1944

Virginia wild-rye Elymus virginicus 1937

Quack grass Elytrigia repens (prob. var. repens) 1938,1962

Slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum (prob. var. laxum) 1954

Poverty oat-grass Danthonia spicata 1937,1947

Forked threeawn Aristida basiramea

Church mouse three-awn Aristida dichotoma 1937

Slimspike three-awn Aristida longespica 1937

Prairie three-awn Aristida oligantha 1937

Arrowfeather three-awn Aristida purpurascens 1937

Purpletop Tridens flavus (prob. var. flavus) 1937

Lace grass Eragrostis capillaris 1937

Stink grass Eragrostis cilianensis* 1937

Teal grass Eragrostis hypnoides 1938

Carolina love-grass Eragrostis pectinacea 1937,1944

Purple love-grass Eragrostis spectabilis 1937

Goose grass Eleusine indica* 1937

Dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus 1937

Wirestem muhly Muhlenbergia frondosa 1938

Nimble-will Muhlenbergia schreberi 1937

Forest muhly Muhlenbergia sylvatica 1938

Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon* 1939,1975

Beaked panicum Panicum anceps 1937,1970

Common witch-grass Panicum capillare 1937

Fall panicum Panicum dichotomiflorum 1938,1964,1966,1970

Gattinger witch-grass Panicum gattingeri

Philadelphia witch-grass Panicum philadelphicum 1937,1941,1960

Redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum (prob. var. condensum, elongatum, rigidulum, pubescens) 1937,1940,1941,1954,1968,1970

Warty panic grass Panicum verrucosum 1937,1966,1970

Switch grass Panicum virgatum 1937,1955

Wild-millet Echinochloa crus-galli* 1937,1949,1952,1960,1970

Dallis-grass Paspalum dilatatum* 1954,1970

Mudbank paspalum Paspalum dissectum 1973

Knotgrass Paspalum distichum 1948

Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum

Field paspalum Paspalum laeve 1937,1941

Thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum 1937,1938,1941

Nodding foxtail Setaria faberi* 1942,1946,1970

Knotroot foxtail Setaria parviflora 1937,1970,1976

Yellow bristle-grass Setaria pumila

Green foxtail Setaria viridis 1937,1946,1949,1970

Not available Digitaria cognata (prob. var. cognata)

Finger-grass Digitaria filiformis 1937

Smooth crabgrass Digitaria ischaemum* 1937,1970

Hairy crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis* 1937,1970

Kikuyugrass Pennisetum glaucum 1937,1970

Sandbur Cenchrus longispinus 1938

Johnson grass Sorghum halepense* 1948,1958

Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 1937

Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii

Bushy beardgrass Andropogon glomeratus

Elliott beardgrass Andropogon gyrans (prob. var. gyrans) 1937

Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus 1937

Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 1937

Hairy jointgrass Arthraxon hispidus* 1959,1960

Plume-grass Saccharum giganteum 1941

Tapered rosette grass or Western panicgrass Dichanthelium acuminatum (prob. var. fasciculatum, lindheimeri)

Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii 1937,1941

Deer-tongue grass Dichanthelium clandestinum 1937,1945

Variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum 1937,1945

Starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum 1938, 1945, 1961

Cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (prob. var. dichotomum) 1937,1945

Rough panicum Dichanthelium leucothrix

Matting rosette grass Dichanthelium meridionale

Velvet panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes (prob. var. scribnerianum) 1937,1941

Hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum (prob. var. thinium) 1937

Woolly rosette grass Dichanthelium scabriusculum

Roundseed panicum Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (prob. var. isophyllum, sphaerocarpon) 1937,1945

Whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum (prob. var. villosissimum) 1945

Browntop millet Brachiaria ramosa

Common reed Phragmites australis

Korean templegrass Zoysia japonica*

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POACEAE
Wild-rice	*Zizania aquatica*	1946
Asiatic wild-rice	Zizania latifolia*	1941
Rice cut-grass	*Leersia oryzoides*	1937,1966
White grass	*Leersia virginica*	1937
Bearded shorthusk	Brachyelytrum erectum	1937
Needle grass	Piptochaetium avenaceum	1945
Red fescue	*Festuca rubra*	1946,1947,1969,1973
Nodding fescue	*Festuca subverticillata*	1937,1938,1945,1979
Rat-tail fescue	Vulpia myuros*	1979
Six-weeks fescue	Vulpia octoflora* (prob. var. octoflora)	1937
Squirrel-tail fescue	*Vulpia sciurea*
Perennial rye-grass	Lolium perenne* (prob. ssp. multiflorum)	1938,1954,1973
Alta fescue	Lolium arundinaceum*	1979
Meadow fescue	Lolium pratense*	1938,1973
Pale manna-grass	Torreyochloa pallida (prob. var. pallida)	1938
Annual bluegrass	Poa annua*	1937,1941
Autumn bluegrass	Poa autumnalis	1945
Canada bluegrass	Poa compressa*	1937
Kentucky bluegrass	*Poa pratensis*	1937,1960,1973
Woodland bluegrass	*Poa sylvestris*	1936,1945,1960
Rough bluegrass	Poa trivialis	1937
Orchard grass	Dactylis glomerata*	1937,1954,1973
Rattlesnake grass	Glyceria canadensis	1939,1946
Atlantic manna-grass	*Glyceria obtusa*	1937
Eastern manna-grass	*Glyceria septentrionalis*	1937
Fowl manna-grass	*Glyceria striata*	1937,1959
Tall oatgrass	Arrhenatherum elatius*	1953,1954
Slender wedgescale	Sphenopholis intermedia
Wedge-grass	Sphenopholis obtusata	1950
Wavy hairgrass	Deschampsia flexuosa	1969
Velvet grass	Holcus lanatus*	1937,1973
Silver hair-grass	Aira caryophyllea*	1937
Vernal-grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum*	1935
Reed canarygrass	*Phalaris arundinacea*
Reed-grass	*Calamagrostis coarctata*	1937
Redtop	Agrostis gigantea*	1937,1947,1973
Tickle grass	*Agrostis hyemalis*	1937,1945
Autumn bent	*Agrostis perennans*	1937
Wood-reed	*Cinna arundinacea*	1937
Timothy	Phleum pratense*	1937,1952
Hairy chess	Bromus commutatus	1937,1952
Soft chess	Bromus hordeaceus* (prob. var. hordeaceus)	1942
Smooth bromegrass	Bromus inermis*	1962
Downy bromegrass	Bromus tectorum*
Bottle-brush grass	*Elymus hystrix* (prob. var. hystrix)	1937
Slender wild-rye	Elymus villosus	1944
Virginia wild-rye	*Elymus virginicus*	1937
Quack grass	*Elytrigia repens* (prob. var. repens)	1938,1962
Slender woodoats	Chasmanthium laxum (prob. var. laxum)	1954
Poverty oat-grass	*Danthonia spicata*	1937,1947
Forked threeawn	*Aristida basiramea*
Church mouse three-awn	Aristida dichotoma	1937
Slimspike three-awn	Aristida longespica	1937
Prairie three-awn	Aristida oligantha	1937
Arrowfeather three-awn	Aristida purpurascens	1937
Purpletop	*Tridens flavus* (prob. var. flavus)	1937
Lace grass	*Eragrostis capillaris*	1937
Stink grass	Eragrostis cilianensis*	1937
Teal grass	*Eragrostis hypnoides*	1938
Carolina love-grass	*Eragrostis pectinacea*	1937,1944
Purple love-grass	*Eragrostis spectabilis*	1937
Goose grass	Eleusine indica*	1937
Dropseed	*Sporobolus vaginiflorus*	1937
Wirestem muhly	*Muhlenbergia frondosa*	1938
Nimble-will	*Muhlenbergia schreberi*	1937
Forest muhly	*Muhlenbergia sylvatica*	1938
Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon*	1939,1975
Beaked panicum	*Panicum anceps*	1937,1970
Common witch-grass	Panicum capillare	1937
Fall panicum	*Panicum dichotomiflorum*	1938,1964,1966,1970
Gattinger witch-grass	Panicum gattingeri
Philadelphia witch-grass	Panicum philadelphicum	1937,1941,1960
Redtop panicgrass	Panicum rigidulum (prob. var. condensum, elongatum, rigidulum, pubescens)	1937,1940,1941,1954,1968,1970
Warty panic grass	*Panicum verrucosum*	1937,1966,1970
Switch grass	*Panicum virgatum*	1937,1955
Wild-millet	Echinochloa crus-galli*	1937,1949,1952,1960,1970
Dallis-grass	Paspalum dilatatum*	1954,1970
Mudbank paspalum	Paspalum dissectum	1973
Knotgrass	Paspalum distichum	1948
Florida paspalum	*Paspalum floridanum*
Field paspalum	*Paspalum laeve*	1937,1941
Thin paspalum	*Paspalum setaceum*	1937,1938,1941
Nodding foxtail	Setaria faberi*	1942,1946,1970
Knotroot foxtail	Setaria parviflora	1937,1970,1976
Yellow bristle-grass	*Setaria pumila*
Green foxtail	Setaria viridis	1937,1946,1949,1970
Not available	*Digitaria cognata* (prob. var. cognata)
Finger-grass	Digitaria filiformis	1937
Smooth crabgrass	Digitaria ischaemum*	1937,1970
Hairy crabgrass	Digitaria sanguinalis*	1937,1970
Kikuyugrass	Pennisetum glaucum	1937,1970
Sandbur	*Cenchrus longispinus*	1938
Johnson grass	Sorghum halepense*	1948,1958
Indian grass	*Sorghastrum nutans*	1937
Big bluestem	*Andropogon gerardii*
Bushy beardgrass	Andropogon glomeratus
Elliott beardgrass	*Andropogon gyrans* (prob. var. gyrans)	1937
Broomsedge	*Andropogon virginicus*	1937
Little bluestem	*Schizachyrium scoparium*	1937
Hairy jointgrass	Arthraxon hispidus*	1959,1960
Plume-grass	Saccharum giganteum	1941
Tapered rosette grass or Western panicgrass	*Dichanthelium acuminatum* (prob. var. fasciculatum, lindheimeri)
Bosc's panicgrass	*Dichanthelium boscii*	1937,1941
Deer-tongue grass	*Dichanthelium clandestinum*	1937,1945
Variable panicgrass	Dichanthelium commutatum	1937,1945
Starved panicgrass	Dichanthelium depauperatum	1938, 1945, 1961
Cypress panicgrass	*Dichanthelium dichotomum* (prob. var. dichotomum)	1937,1945
Rough panicum	Dichanthelium leucothrix
Matting rosette grass	Dichanthelium meridionale
Velvet panic grass	*Dichanthelium oligosanthes* (prob. var. scribnerianum)	1937,1941
Hemlock rosette grass	Dichanthelium sabulorum (prob. var. thinium)	1937
Woolly rosette grass	Dichanthelium scabriusculum
Roundseed panicum	*Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon* (prob. var. isophyllum, sphaerocarpon)	1937,1945
Whitehair rosette grass	Dichanthelium villosissimum (prob. var. villosissimum)	1945
Browntop millet	Brachiaria ramosa
Common reed	*Phragmites australis*
Korean templegrass	Zoysia japonica*