Poaceae — Grass Family
Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv.
Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv.
Eragrostis pilosa is an annual grass that grows in disturbed wet areas, used as forage, with edible grain.
Eragrostis secundiflora J.Presl
Eragrostis secundiflora J.Presl
Eragrostis secundiflora, red lovegrass, is a perennial Poaceae native to central/southern US, Mexico, and northern South America.
Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.
Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.
Eragrostis spectabilis (purple love grass) is a North American native tufted grass grown ornamentally and for ecosystem restoration.
Eragrostis superba Peyr.
Eragrostis superba Peyr.
Eragrostis superba Peyr. is a perennial tufted poaceous forage grass native to Africa, with colored serrated spikelets that flower in rainy season.
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Eragrostis amabilis is a drought-tolerant bunchgrass native to Africa and southern Asia, grown as an ornamental garden grass.
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.
Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud. is present in regions like Amazonia, Andes, Guayana, and several others in Colombia including Caribbean Plain and Orinoquia.
Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Elliott
Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Elliott
Erianthus alopecuroides is a tall grass species found in open and wooded areas across the eastern and central United States.
Eriochloa contracta Hitchc.
Eriochloa contracta Hitchc.
Eriochloa contracta, prairie cupgrass, is an annual North American grass that may cause human photosensitivity.
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey
Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey
Eriochloa sericea, Texas cupgrass, is a perennial grazing grass native to central US and northern Mexico.
Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb.
Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb.
Eriocoma hymenoides, or Indian ricegrass, is a North American native grass used historically and currently as food.
Festuca altaica Trin.
Festuca altaica Trin.
Festuca altaica Trin. is a tufted perennial grass with a wide Arctic and North American and temperate Asian distribution.
Festuca altissima All.
Festuca altissima All.
Festuca altissima, wood fescue, is a 1789-described flowering grass species native from Europe to Siberia and Iran.
Festuca bromoides L.
Festuca bromoides L.
Festuca bromoides is a winter annual grass species native to western Eurasia and North Africa, now introduced to many other regions.
Festuca californica Vasey
Festuca californica Vasey
Festuca californica is a clumping perennial bunch grass cultivated as an ornamental and for erosion control.
Festuca idahoensis Elmer
Festuca idahoensis Elmer
Festuca idahoensis, Idaho fescue, is a perennial bunch grass used as forage and in landscaping, hosting many insect larvae.
Festuca myuros L.
Festuca myuros L.
Festuca myuros L. (Vulpia myuros) is an annual grass in Poaceae, probably native to Eurasia and now naturalized nearly worldwide.
Festuca octoflora Walter
Festuca octoflora Walter
Festuca octoflora is an annual North American native grass with several common names, including six-week fescue.
Festuca rubra L.
Festuca rubra L.
Festuca rubra L. is a perennial grass commonly cultivated as ornamental turfgrass and groundcover.
Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E.B.Alexeev
Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E.B.Alexeev
Festuca subverticillata is a perennial Poaceae grass native to eastern North America that grows in swamps and rich woods.
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin
Festuca valesiaca Schleich. ex Gaudin
Festuca valesiaca (Volga fescue) is a flowering Poaceae species native to Europe and Asia, introduced to several U.S. states in North America.
Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb.
Gastridium phleoides (Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb.
Gastridium is a genus of nit grasses in the grass family found in Africa and Eurasia, with several recognized species.
Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin.
Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin.
Glyceria canadensis is an obligate wetland perennial bunchgrass native to North America that forms a known hybrid with Glyceria grandis.
Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br.
Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br.
Glyceria fluitans is a perennial wetland grass native to Eurasia, historically used as food and medicine in Europe.
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb.
Glyceria maxima is an invasive rhizomatous perennial mannagrass native to Europe and Western Siberia that grows in wet areas.
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