Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

Poaceae

Agrostis capillaris Linnaeus

Rhode Island Bentgrass

Poaceae

Agrostis gigantea Roth

Redtop

Poaceae

Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenburg

Southern Ticklegrass

Poaceae

Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuckerman

Upland Bentgrass

Poaceae

Andropogon gerardii Vitman

Big Bluestem

Poaceae

Anthoxanthum odoratum Linnaeus

Swet Vernalgrass

Poaceae

Aristida dichotoma Michaux

Three-awn

Poaceae

Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreber ex Sprengel) P. Beauvois

Awned Woodgrass

Poaceae

Bromus ciliatus Linnaeus

Fringed Brome

Poaceae

Bromus inermis Leysser

Smooth Brome

Poaceae

Bromus japonicus Thunberg

Japanese Chess

Poaceae

Bromus kalmii A. Gray

Wild Brome

Poaceae

Bromus pubescens Muhlenberg ex Willdenow

Woodland Brome

Poaceae

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michaux) P. Beauvois canadensis

Canada Reedgrass

Poaceae

Cinna arundinacea Linnaeus

Common Woodreed

Poaceae

Dactylis glomerata Linnaeus

Orchard-grass

Poaceae

Danthonia compressa Austin

Woodland-oatgrass

Poaceae

Danthonia spicata (Linnaeus) P. Beauvois ex Roemer & Schultes

Poverty-grass

Poaceae

Deschampsia cespitosa (Linnaeus) P. Beauvois cespitosa

Tufted-hairgrass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & C. A. Clark columbianum (Scribner) Freckmann & Lelong

Downy Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & C. A. Clark fasciculatum (Torrey) Freckmann & Lelong

Fascicled Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium clandestinum (Linnaeus) Gould

Deer-tongue

Poaceae

Dicanthelium depauperatum (Muhlenberg) Gould

Depauperate Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium dichotomum (Linnaeus)

Forked Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium latifolium (Linnaeus) Harvill

Broad-leaved Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould

Linear-leaved Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium oligosanthes (Schultes) Gould scribnerianum (Nash) Freckmann & Lelong

Schriber's Panic-grass

Poaceae

Dicanthelium sphaerocarpon (Elliott) Gould

Round-fruited Panic-grass

Poaceae

Digitaria filiformis (Linnaeus) Koeler

Slender Crab-grass

Poaceae

Digitaria ischaemum (Schreber) Muhlenberg

Smooth Crab-grass

Poaceae

Digitaria sanguinalis (Linnaeus) Scopoli

Large Crab-grass

Poaceae

Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauvois) Fernald muricata

Small-spiked Cockspur

Poaceae

Elymus canadensis Linnaeus

Canada Wild Rye

Poaceae

Elymus hystrix Linnaeus

Bottlebrush-grass

Poaceae

Elymus riparius Wiegand

Riverbank Wild Rye

Poaceae

Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinner trachycaulus

Woodland Wheat-grass

Poaceae

Elymus virginicus Linnaeus

Virginia Wild Rye

Poaceae

Elytrigia repens (Linnaeus) Nevski

Quack-grass

Poaceae

Eragrostis capillaris (Linnaeus) Nees

Lace-grass

Poaceae

Eragrostis pilosa (Linnaeus) P. Beauvois

India Lovegrass

Poaceae

Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steudel

Purple Lovegrass

Poaceae

Festuca filiformis Pourret

Hair-fescue

Poaceae

Festuca rubra Linnaeus

Red Fescue

Poaceae

Festuca subverticillata (Persoon) E. B. Alexeev

Nodding Fescue

Poaceae

Glyceria canadensis (Michaux) Trinius

Rattlesnake-grass

Poaceae

Glyceria melicaria (Michaux) C. E. Hubbard

Slender Managrass

Poaceae

Glyceria septentrionalis A. Hitchcock

Eastern Float-grass

Poaceae

Glyceria striata (Lamarck) Hitchcock

Fowl Meadow-grass

Poaceae

Holcus lanatus Linnaeus

Velvet-grass

Poaceae

Leersia oryzoides (Linnaeus) Swartz

Rice Cut-grass

Poaceae

Leersia virginica Willdenow

White Grass

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lamarck) Trinius

Hairgrass

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poiret) Fernald

Leafy-muhly

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willdenow) Trinius

Marsh-muhly

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Trinius

Awnless Woodland-muhly

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia sylvatica (Torrey) Torrey ex A. Gray

Woodland-muhly

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora (Willdenow) Britton, Sterns & Poggenburg.

Slender Woodland-muhly

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhlenberg) Fernald

Pondshore-muhly

Poaceae

Oryzopsis asperifolia Michaux

Spreading Ricegrass

Poaceae

Panicum capillare Linnaeus

Witch-grass

Poaceae

Panicum dichotomiflorum Michaux dichotomiflorum

Fall Panic-grass

Poaceae

Panicum philadelphicum Bernhardi ex Trinius philadelphicum

Philadelphia Panic-grass

Poaceae

Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees rigidulum

Flat-stemmed Panic-grass

Poaceae

Panicum virgatum Linnaeus virgatum

Prairie-switchgrass

Poaceae

Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus

Reed Canary-grass

Poaceae

Phleum pratense Linnaeus

Timothy

Poaceae

Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) Trinius

Phragmites

Poaceae

Piptatherum pungens (Torrey) Dorn

Slender Ricegrass

Poaceae

Piptatherum racemosum (Smith) Eaton

Blackseed-ricegrass

Poaceae

Poa alsodes A. Gray

Floodplain-speargrass

Poaceae

Poa annua Linnaeus

Annual Bluegrass

Poaceae

Poa bulbosa Linnaeus

Bulbous Bluegrass

Poaceae

Poa compressa Linnaeus

Flat-stemmed Bluegrass

Poaceae

Poa languida Hitchcock

Drooping Speargrass

Poaceae

Poa palustris Linnaeus

Fowl-meadow Grass

Poaceae

Poa pratensis Linnaeus

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poaceae

Schedonorus pratensis (Hudson) P. Beauvois

Meadow-fescue

Poaceae

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michaux) Nash.

Little Bluestem

Poaceae

Setaria pumila (Poiret) Roemer & J. A. Schultes

Yellow Foxtail

Poaceae

Sorghastrum nutans (Linnaeus) Nash

Indian Grass

Poaceae

Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribner

Shining Wedgegrass

Poaceae

Sphenopholis obtusata (Michaux) Scribner

Prairie-wedgegrass

Poaceae

Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torrey) A. Wood

Poverty-grass

Poaceae

Tridens flavus (Linnaeus) Hitchcock

Purpletop

Poaceae

Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb.

Six-weeks Fescue