Poaceae
(THE GRASS FAMILY)
Biota of North America Program
Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
see the U.S. Checklist for an updated version of this system
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996.
Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
The Biota of North America Program
of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996)
of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data,
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on
Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the
Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of data proofing and 'refining' data merger procedures).
Select a Genus name to query the database:
Aegopogon Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. - FRAGILE GRASS
Agropyron Gaertn. - WHEAT GRASS
Aira L. - SILVER HAIR GRASS
Allolepis Söderstrom & Decker - TEXAS-SALT
Ammophila Host - BEACH GRASS
Ampelodesmos Link - MAURITANIAN GRASS
Anthephora Schreb. - OLDFIELD GRASS
Apera Adans. - SILKY-BENT
Arctophila Rupr. ex Anderss. - PENDANT GRASS
Arthraxon Beauv. - CARP GRASS
Arundo L. - GIANT-REED
Axonopus Beauv. - CARPET GRASS
Bambusa Schreb. - BAMBOO
Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb. - SIGNAL GRASS
Briza L. - QUAKING GRASS
Buchloe Engelm. - BUFFALO GRASS
Calamovilfa (Gray) Hack. ex Scribn. & Southworth - SAND-REED
Catabrosa Beauv. - WHORL GRASS
Cathestecum J. Presl - FALSE GRAMA
Chloris Sw. - WINDMILL GRASS
Chrysopogon Trin. - FALSE BEARD GRASS
Chusquea Kunth - WOODY BAMBOO
Cinna L. - WOOD-REED
Cladoraphis Franch. - BRISTLY-LOVE GRASS
Coix L. - JOB'S-TEARS
Cortaderia Stapf - PAMPAS GRASS
Cottea Kunth - COTTA GRASS
Crypsis Ait. - PRICKLE GRASS
Ctenium Panzer - TOOTHACHE GRASS
Cutandia Willk. - MEMPHIS GRASS
Cymbopogon Spreng. - LEMON GRASS
Cynodon L.C. Rich. - BERMUDA GRASS AND DOG'S-TOOTH GRASS
Cynosurus L. - DOG'S-TAIL GRASS
Dactylis L. - ORCHARD GRASS
Danthonia DC. - WILD OAT GRASS
Dasypyrum (Coss. & Durieu) T. Dur. - MOSQUITO GRASS
Desmazeria Dumort. - FERN GRASS
Diarrhena Beauv. - BEAKGRAIN
Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould - ROSETTE GRASS
Dichelachne Endl. - CLOVEN-FOOT-PLUME GRASS
Diectomis Kunth - FOLDED-LEAF GRASS
Digitaria Haller - CRAB GRASS
Dinebra Jacq. - VIPER GRASS
Dissochondrus (Hbd.) Kuntze - FALSE BRISTLE GRASS
X Dupoa J. Cayouette & S.J. Darbyshire
Dupontia R. Br. - TUNDRA GRASS
Echinochloa Beauv. - BARNYARD GRASS AND COCK'S-SPUR GRASS
Ehrharta Thunb. - VELDT GRASS
Eleusine Gaertn. - GOOSE GRASS
X Elyhordeum Mansf. ex Zizin & Petrowa
Elymus L. - BOTTLE-BRUSH GRASS AND WILD RYE
Elyonurus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. - BALSAMSCALE
Elytrigia Desv. - QUACK GRASS
Enneapogon Desv. ex Beauv. - FEATHER PAPPUS GRASS
Eragrostis von Wolf - LOVE GRASS
Eremochloa Buse - CENTIPEDE GRASS
Eremopoa Rosh. - SIBERIAN GRASS
Eremopyrum (Ledeb.) Jaubert & Spach - FALSE WHEAT GRASS
Euclasta Franch. - MOCK BLUESTEM
Eustachys Desv. - FINGER GRASS
Garnotia Brongn. - LAWN GRASS
Glyceria R. Br. - MANNA GRASS
Gymnopogon Beauv. - SKELETON GRASS
Gynerium Willd. ex Beauv. - WILD CANE
Hainardia W. Greuter - BARB GRASS
Helictotrichon Bess. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes - ALPINE OAT GRASS
Hemarthria R. Br. - AFRICAN JOINT GRASS
Hierochloe R. Br. - SWEET GRASS
Hilaria Kunth - CURLY-MESQUITE AND GALLETA
Holcus L. - VELVET GRASS
Hymenachne Beauv. - TROMPETILLA
Hyparrhenia Anderss. ex Fourn. - THATCHING GRASS
Hypogynium Nees - WEST INDIAN-BLUESTEM
Imperata Cirillo - SATINTAIL
Isachne R. Br. - BLOOD GRASS
Ischaemum L. - DUCK-BEAK GRASS AND MURAINA GRASS
Ixophorus Schlechter - MEXICAN GRASS
Koeleria Pers. - KOELER'S GRASS
Lagurus L. - HARE'S-TAIL GRASS
Lamarckia Moench - GOLDEN-TOP GRASS
Lasiacis (Griseb.) A.S. Hitchc. - TRIBISEE
Leersia Sw. - CUT GRASS
Leptochloa Beauv. - SPRANGLETOP
Lepturus R. Br. - THINTAIL
Leymus Hochst. - LYME GRASS
Limnodea L.H. Dewey - OZARK GRASS
Lithachne Beauv. - DIENTE-DE-PERRO
Lolium L. - RYE GRASS
Luziola Juss. - WATER GRASS
Lycurus Kunth - WOLF'S-TAIL
Melica L. - MELIC GRASS
Melinis Beauv. - MOLASSES GRASS
Mibora Adans. - SAND GRASS
Microchloa R. Br. - SMALL GRASS
Milium L. - MILLET GRASS
Miscanthus Anderss. - SILVER GRASS
Molinia Schrank - MOOR GRASS
Monroa Torr. - FALSE BUFFALO GRASS
Nardus L. - DOORMAT GRASS
Nassella (Trin.) Desv. - TUSSOCK GRASS
Neostapfia Burtt-Davy - COLUSA GRASS
Neyraudia Hook. f. - SILK-REED
Olyra L. - CARRYCILLO
Opizia J. Presl - ACAPULCO GRASS
Oplismenus Beauv. - BASKET GRASS AND MOUNTAIN GRASS
Orcuttia Vasey - ORCUTT GRASS
Oryzopsis Michx. - MOUNTAIN-RICE GRASS
Panicum L. - PANIC GRASS
Pappophorum Schreb. - PAPPUS GRASS
Parapholis C.E. Hubbard - SICKLE GRASS
Pascopyrum A. Löve - WESTERN-WHEAT GRASS
Paspalidium Stapf - WATER CROWN GRASS
Paspalum L. - CROWN GRASS
Pennisetum L.C. Rich. ex Pers. - FEATHER GRASS AND FOUNTAIN GRASS
Phalaris L. - CANARY GRASS
Phanopyrum (Raf.) Nash - SAVANNAH-PANIC GRASS
Pharus L. - STALK GRASS
Phippsia (Trin.) R. Br. - ICE GRASS
Phleum L. - TIMOTHY
Phyllostachys Sieb. & Zucc. - GOLDEN BAMBOO AND TIMBER BAMBOO
Pleuropogon R. Br. - FALSE SEMAPHORE GRASS
Poa L. - BLUE GRASS
Polypogon Desf. - RABBIT'S-FOOT GRASS
Polytrias Hack. - JAVANESE GRASS
Pseudoroegneria (Nevski) A. Löve - BLUEBUNCH-WHEAT GRASS
Pseudosasa Makino ex Nakai - ARROW BAMBOO
Ptilagrostis Griseb. - FALSE NEEDLE GRASS
Redfieldia Vasey - BLOWOUT GRASS
Reimarochloa A.S. Hitchc. - REIMAR GRASS
Rostraria Trin. - JUNE GRASS
Saccharum L. - PLUME GRASS AND SUGAR-CANE
Sacciolepis Nash - CUPSCALE AND GLENWOOD GRASS
Sasa Makino & Shib.
Schismus Beauv. - MEDITERRANEAN GRASS
Schizachne Hack. - FALSE MELIC GRASS
Scribneria Hack. - SCRIBNER'S GRASS
Setaria Beauv. - BRISTLE GRASS
Sorghum Moench - COLUMBUS GRASS
Spartina Schreb. - CORD GRASS
Stenotaphrum Trin. - ST. ANGUSTINE GRASS
Swallenia Söderstrom & Decker - DUNE GRASS
Themeda Forsk. - CHRISTMAS GRASS
Thuarea Pers. - KUROIWA GRASS
Torreyochloa Church - FALSE MANNA GRASS
Trachypogon Nees - CRINKLE-AWN GRASS
Tragus Haller - BURR GRASS
Trichoneura Anderss. - SILVEUS' GRASS
Tridens Roemer & J.A. Schultes - FLUFF GRASS
Triplasis Beauv. - SAND GRASS
Tripogon Roemer & J.A. Schultes - FIVE-MINUTE GRASS
Trisetum Pers. - FALSE OAT
Tuctoria J. Reeder - SPIRAL GRASS
Uniola L. - SEA-OATS
Urochloa Beauv. - LIVERSEED GRASS
Vahlodea Fries - ARCTIC-HAIR GRASS
Vaseyochloa A.S. Hitchc. - TEXAS GRASS
Vulpia K.C. Gmel. - SIX-WEEKS GRASS
Zea L. - CORN
Zizania L. - WILD RICE
Zizaniopsis Doell & Aschers. - MARSH-MILLET
Zoysia Willd. - TEMPLE GRASS
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All distribution/diversity mapping used by this system was developed by Erich Schneider of the
Texas A&M Center for the Study of Digital Libraries. Last updated on: 10/20/98