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Poaceae — Grass Family

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Echinochloa muricata (P.Beauv.) Fernald

Echinochloa muricata, rough American barnyard grass, is an annual native grass growing 0.5 to 1 m tall.

Echinopogon ovatus (G.Forst.) P.Beauv.

Echinopogon ovatus is a tufted grass indigenous to Australia and New Zealand, growing across a range of open and wooded habitats.

Ehrharta calycina Sm.

Ehrharta calycina Sm. is a variable perennial grass native to southern Africa that grows in Veld grassland and sandy areas.

Ehrharta erecta Lam.

Ehrharta erecta, or panic veldtgrass, is a perennial grass native to Southern Africa and Yemen that is invasive across many regions worldwide.

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Eleusine indica, a widespread Poaceae grass, is an invasive weed in some areas with edible but low-yielding seeds.

Elymus athericus (Link) Kerguélen

Elymus athericus (sea couch) is a 65 cm tall perennial Poaceae grass invasive in Mont-Saint-Michel Bay.

Elymus canadensis L.

Elymus canadensis L. (Canada wild rye) is a perennial bunchgrass used for erosion control and reclamation, with a cultivar for forage and seeding mixes.

Elymus caninus (L.) L.

Elymus caninus, bearded couch, is an allotetraploid self-pollinating Poaceae wheatgrass native to Europe and West Asia.

Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey

Elymus elymoides is a North American native perennial wild rye bunch grass, used for forage and ecological restoration.

Elymus glaucus Buckley

Elymus glaucus Buckley is a perennial bunch grass native to North America that acts as a larval host for woodland skippers.

Elymus hystrix L.

Elymus hystrix is a perennial North American grass with potential as a food crop for humans and livestock.

Elymus repens (L.) Gould

Elymus repens is a rhizomatous grass that provides forage and food for many grazing and insect species.

Elymus sibiricus L.

Bowden designated the type for Elymus sibiricus, Jarvis proposed it as the conserved type of the genus in 1992, but the General Committee ruled the proposal unnecessary, with history reviewed by Barrie in 2006.

Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.

Elymus villosus is a wild rye species native to eastern North America, with several common hair-related names.

Elymus violaceus (Hornem.) J.Feilberg

Elymus violaceus is a perennial wild rye species native across much of northern Asia and North America, introduced to Europe and temperate Asia.

Elymus virginicus L.

Elymus virginicus L., or Virginia wildrye, is a variable perennial bunchgrass native to eastern North America with many practical land management uses.