Poaceae — Grass Family
Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler
Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler
Calamagrostis stricta is a perennial caespitose grass found across Eurasia and also present in North America.
Calamagrostis varia (Schrad.) Host
Calamagrostis varia (Schrad.) Host
Calamagrostis varia (Schrad.) Host is a perennial caespitose grass with distinct morphological traits detailed here.
Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
Gastridium ventricosum is an annual nit grass species native to Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia.
Polypogon interruptus Kunth
Polypogon interruptus Kunth
Polypogon interruptus Kunth is a grass species commonly known as ditch rabbitsfoot grass or ditch beard grass.
Limnodea arkansana (Nutt.) L.H.Dewey
Limnodea arkansana (Nutt.) L.H.Dewey
Limnodea arkansana, the only species in the Ozark grass genus, is an annual bunchgrass native to parts of the US and northeastern Mexico.
Echinopogon caespitosus C.E.Hubb.
Echinopogon caespitosus C.E.Hubb.
Echinopogon caespitosus is a tufted grass species native to southeastern Australia, with two currently recognized varieties.
Aira elegans Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Aira elegans Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Aira elegans is a Poaceae plant species with several common hairgrass names.
Aira cupaniana Guss.
Aira cupaniana Guss.
Aira cupaniana is an annual self-supporting true grass with simple broad leaves that grows up to 13 cm tall.
Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco
Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco
Helictochloa pratensis, or meadow oat-grass, is a perennial Poaceae species found in temperate Eurasia on shallow calcareous soils.
Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss.
Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss.
Anthoxanthum aristatum is an annual grass species, sometimes a minor field weed, native to North Africa and parts of Europe.
Koeleria pyramidata (Lam.) P.Beauv.
Koeleria pyramidata (Lam.) P.Beauv.
Koeleria pyramidata is a Eurasian grass species that grows in grasslands from France and Denmark to Nepal and Siberia.
Koeleria vallesiana (Honck.) Gaudin
Koeleria vallesiana (Honck.) Gaudin
Koeleria vallesiana, or Somerset hair grass, is a grass of genus Koeleria that grows in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America.
Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.
Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.
Sphenopholis intermedia is a slender flowering grass found across much of North America in moist habitats.
Chascolytrum subaristatum (Lam.) Desv.
Chascolytrum subaristatum (Lam.) Desv.
Chascolytrum subaristatum is a perennial grass species found across parts of the Americas from Mexico to southern South America.
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.
Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) Hitchc.
Puccinellia nuttalliana, or Nuttall's alkaligrass, is a native North American halophytic perennial bunchgrass.
Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro
Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro
Deschampsia elongata is a perennial clumping grass native to parts of western North America and Chile.
Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Benth.
Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Benth.
Deschampsia danthonioides is a grass that grows up to 60 cm tall, producing inflorescences with small V-shaped spikelets.
Deschampsia antarctica É.Desv.
Deschampsia antarctica É.Desv.
Deschampsia antarctica, Antarctic hair grass, is one of two native flowering plants in Antarctica, and the southernmost flowering plant on Earth.
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr.
Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fr.
Vahlodea atropurpurea is the only species in the monotypic grass genus Vahlodea, native across multiple Northern Hemisphere regions and southern South America.
Festuca occidentalis Hook.
Festuca occidentalis Hook.
Festuca occidentalis Hook. is a tufted, rhizome-free fescue grass native to western and northern North America.
Festuca saximontana Rydb.
Festuca saximontana Rydb.
Festuca saximontana is a densely tufted North American mountain grass that hosts two skipper species.
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack.
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack.
Festuca trachyphylla, hard fescue, is a perennial Poaceae grass native to parts of Europe, growing in temperate biomes.
Festuca campestris Rydb.
Festuca campestris Rydb.
Mountain rough fescue (Festuca campestris Rydb.) is a Poaceae grass endemic to parts of western North America, first described in 1900.
Festuca hallii (Vasey) Piper
Festuca hallii (Vasey) Piper
Festuca hallii is a perennial bunchgrass with short rhizomes, stiff rough blades, and flowering culms of set size ranges.
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