Poaceae — Grass Family
Triticum turgidum L.
Triticum turgidum L.
Triticum turgidum is an annual wheat species native to the Eastern Mediterranean to Xinjiang, China, and introduced widely worldwide.
Aegilops biuncialis Vis.
Aegilops biuncialis Vis.
Aegilops biuncialis is a Poaceae plant species native to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Middle East.
Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbás
Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbás
Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbás is a grass with decumbent 25–70 cm culms and specific sized racemes and spikelets.
Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth
Nassella lepida (Hitchc.) Barkworth
Nassella lepida is a native North American perennial bunchgrass recently reclassified from genus Stipa to Nassella.
Piptatherum holciforme (M.Bieb.) Roem. & Schult.
Piptatherum holciforme (M.Bieb.) Roem. & Schult.
Piptatherum holciforme is a perennial grass found across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, with historical and modern uses as food and forage.
Stipa lessingiana Trin. & Rupr.
Stipa lessingiana Trin. & Rupr.
Stipa lessingiana is a grass species first described by Trin. & Rupr. in 1842, distinguished from similar Stipa species by specific floral features.
Stipa pulcherrima K.Koch
Stipa pulcherrima K.Koch
Stipa pulcherrima K.Koch is a grass species found across parts of Europe, the Caucasus, and western and central Asia.
Stipa tirsa Steven
Stipa tirsa Steven
Stipa tirsa Steven is a perennial tuft-forming grass native to select regions of Europe and Asia.
Stipa pennata subsp. pennata
Stipa pennata subsp. pennata
Stipa pennata subsp. pennata, European feather grass, is an ornamental steppe grass in Poaceae with feathery silvery summer flower spikes.
Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav.
Jarava ichu Ruiz & Pav.
Jarava ichu is a native American poaceae grass used as livestock fodder that holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Austrostipa ramosissima (Trin.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa ramosissima (Trin.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa ramosissima, stout bamboo grass, is an Australian bunchgrass grown as an ornamental for drought-tolerant landscaping.
Austrostipa scabra (Lindl.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa scabra (Lindl.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa scabra, or speargrass, is a widespread tussock grass with two subspecies found across southern and central Australia.
Austrostipa elegantissima (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa elegantissima (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa elegantissima, or tall feather-grass, is a Poaceae grass native to southern Australia used by red-eared firetails for nest building.
Austrostipa densiflora (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa densiflora (Hughes) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Austrostipa densiflora is a widespread bunchgrass species found in woodlands of south eastern Australia.
Patis racemosa (Sm.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng
Patis racemosa (Sm.) Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng
Patis racemosa, also called black-fruited mountain ricegrass, is an identifiable native grass growing in North American forests and woodlands.
Eriocoma coronata (Thurb.) Romasch.
Eriocoma coronata (Thurb.) Romasch.
Eriocoma coronata is a perennial bunchgrass native to southern California and Baja California.
Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch.
Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch.
Eriocoma nelsonii is a perennial needlegrass native to western North America, important for grazers and wildfire recovery.
Eriocoma parishii (Vasey) Romasch.
Eriocoma parishii (Vasey) Romasch.
Eriocoma parishii is a native North American perennial bunch grass that grows in dry habitats across the western United States and Baja California.
Celtica gigantea (Link) F.M.Vázquez & Barkworth
Celtica gigantea (Link) F.M.Vázquez & Barkworth
Celtica gigantea is a tall ornamental bunchgrass grown for its attractive changing-color flower spikes.
Melica torreyana Scribn.
Melica torreyana Scribn.
Melica torreyana is a perennial bunchgrass endemic to habitats in northern and central California.
Melica californica Scribn.
Melica californica Scribn.
Melica californica is a native perennial bunch grass from Oregon and California, grown as an ornamental for water-conserving and natural gardens.
Melica frutescens Scribn.
Melica frutescens Scribn.
Melica frutescens Scribn. is a perennial woody grass species with defined structural traits for its culms, leaves, panicles, spikelets, flowers and fruit.
Melica stricta Bol.
Melica stricta Bol.
Melica stricta Bol. is a perennial bunchgrass native to mountain and plateau habitats in the western United States.
Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn.
Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn.
Melica subulata is a rhizomatous perennial grass native to moist, often forested habitats across western North America.
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