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GRASSES
OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN OF BRITISH COLUMBIA |
Major groups of grasses and their characteristics
| Agropyron | |
| Agropyron cristatum (L. Gaertn.) ssp. pectinatum (Biel.) Tzvelev | Crested Wheatgrass |
| Agropyron fragile Roth | Siberian Wheatgrass |
| Agrostis | |
| Agrostis capillaris L. | Colonial Bentgrass |
| Agrostis exarata Trin. | Spike Bentgrass |
| Agrostis gigantea Roth. | Redtop |
| Agrostis humilis Vasey | Alpine Bentgrass |
| Agrostis scabra Willd. | Hair Bentgrass |
| Agrostis stolonifera L. | Creeping Bentgrass |
| Agrostis variabilis Rydb. | Variable Bentgrass |
| Aira | |
| Aira caryophyllea L. | Silver Hairgrass |
| Alopecurus | |
| Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. | Little Meadow-foxtail |
| Alopecurus geniculatus L. | Water Meadow-foxtail |
| Apera | |
| Apera interrupta (L.) Beauv. | Dense Silky Bentgrass |
| Aristida | |
| Aristida longiseta Steud. var. robusta Merr. | Red Three-awn |
| Avena | |
| Avena fatua L. | Wild Oat |
| Avena sativa L. | Common Oat |
| Beckmannia | |
| Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) ssp. baicalensis (Kusnez.) Koyama & Kawano | American Sloughgrass |
| Bouteloua | |
| Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K.) Lag. Ex Steud. | Blue Grama |
| Bromus | |
| Bromus aleutensis Trin. ex Griseb. | Aleut Brome |
| Bromus anomalus Rupr. ex. Fourn. | Nodding Brome |
| Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C.A. Mey | Rattlesnake Chess |
| Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. var. hookerianus (Thunb.) Shear | California Brome |
| Bromus ciliatus L. | Fringed Brome |
| Bromus commutatus Schrad. | Meadow Brome |
| Bromus hordeaceus L. syn. Bromus mollis | Lopgrass |
| Bromus inermis Leyss. | Smooth Brome |
| Bromus japonicus Thunb. | Japanese Chess |
| Bromus marginatus Nees | Mountain Brome |
| Bromus pumpellianus Scribn. | Pumpelly Brome |
| Bromus richardsonii Link | Richardson's Brome |
| Bromus sitchensis Trin. | Sitka Brome |
| Bromus tectorum L. | Cheatgrass |
| Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear | Columbia Brome |
| Calamagrostis | |
| Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. | Bluejoint |
| Calamagrostis montanensis (Scribn.) Scribn. | Plains Reedgrass |
| Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. | Purple Reedgrass |
| Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. | Pinegrass |
| Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koel. | Slimstem Reedgrass |
| Calamovilfa | |
| Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook) Scribn. var. longifolia | Prairie Sandgrass |
| Catabrosa | |
| Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. | Water Hairgrass |
| Cinna | |
| Cinna latifolia (Trevir.) Griseb. | Wood Reedgrass |
| Cynosurus | |
| Cynosurus echinatus L. | Hedgehog Dogtail |
| Dactylis | |
| Dactylis glomerata L. | Orchard Grass |
| Danthonia | |
| Danthonia californica Boland | California Oatgrass |
| Danthonia intermedia Vasey | Timber Oatgrass |
| Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex R.&S. | Poverty Oatgrass |
| Danthonia unispicata (Thurb.) Munro ex Macoun | One-spike Oatgrass |
| Deschampsia | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. | Tufted Hairgrass |
| Deschampsia insertani (Trin.) Munro ex Benth. | Annual Hairgrass |
| Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro ex Benth. | Slender Hairgrass |
| Digitaria | |
| Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. | Hairy Crabgrass |
| Distichlis | |
| Distichilis spicata (L.) Greene var. stricta (Torr.) Beetle | Alkali Saltgrass |
| Elymus | |
| Elymus alaskanus (Scribn.&Merr.) A. Love | Alaskan Wildrye |
| Elymus canadensis L. | Canada Wildrye |
| Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey | Squirreltail Grass |
| Elymus glaucus Buckl. | Blue Wildrye |
| Elymus hirsutus Presl | Hairy Wildrye |
| Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Smith) Gould | Thickspike Wildrye |
| Elymus repens (L.) Nevski | Quackgrass |
| Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould in Shinners | Slender Wheatgrass |
| Festuca | |
| Festuca arundinacea Schreb. | Tall Fescue |
| Festuca baffinensis Polun. | Baffin Fescue |
| Festuca brachyphylla Schult. and Schult.fil. | Alpine Fescue |
| Festuca campestris Rydb. | Rough Fescue |
| Festuca idahoensis Elmer | Idaho Fescue |
| Festuca minutiflora Rydb. | Little Fescue |
| Festuca occidentalis Hook. | Western Fescue |
| Festuca pratensis Hudson | Meadow Ffescue |
| Festuca rubra L. | Red Fescue |
| Festuca saximontana Rydb. | Rocky Mountain Fescue |
| Festuca subuliflora Scribn. in Macoun | Crinkle-awned Fescue |
| Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Kraj. | Hard or Sheep Ffescue |
| Festuca viridula Vasey | Green Fescue |
| Festulolium X braunii | Hybrid Fescue |
| Festulolium X loliaceum | Hybrid Fescue |
| Glyceria | |
| Glyceria borealis (Nash) Batch. | Northern Mannagrass |
| Glyceria elata (Nash ) M.E Jones | Tall Mannagrass |
| Glyceria grandis S. Wats.ex A. Gray | Reed Mannagrass |
| Glyceria leptostachya Buckl. | Slender-spiked Mannagrass |
| Glyceria pulchella (Nash) K. Schum. | Slender Mannagrass |
| Glyceria striata (Lam) A.S. Hitchc. | Fowl Mannagrass |
| Hierochloe | |
| Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. | Common Sweetgrass |
| Hordeum | |
| Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski | Meadow Barley |
| Hordeum jubatum L. | Fox-tail Barley |
| Koeleria | |
| Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes f. | Junegrass |
| Leymus | |
| Leymus cinereus (Scribn.& Merr.) A.Love | Giant Wildrye |
| Leymus innovatus (Beal) Pilger | Fuzzy-spiked Wildrye |
| Lolium | |
| Lolium multiflorum Lam. | Italian Ryegrass |
| Lolium perenne L. | Perennial Ryegrass |
| Melica | |
| Melica bulbosa Geyer ex Porter & Coult. | Oniongrass |
| Melica smithii (Porter) Vasey | Smith's Melic |
| Melica spectabilis Scribn. | Purple Oniongrass |
| Melica subulata (Griseb. In Ledeb.) Scribn. | Alaska Oniongrass |
| Muhlenbergia | |
| Muhlenbergia andina (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. | Foxtail Muhly |
| Muhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees & Meyen) Parodi | Alkali Muhly |
| Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb.) Rydb. | Slender Muhly |
| Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin. | Marsh Muhly |
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.)Rydb. | Mat Muhly |
| Oryzopsis | |
| Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. | Rough-leaved Ricegrass |
| Panicum | |
| Panicum capillare L. | Common Witchgrass |
| Panicum occidentale Scribn. | Western Witchgrass |
| Panicum oligosanthes Schult. var. scribnerianum (Nash)Fern. | Few-flowered Witchgrass |
| Pascopyrum | |
| Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Love | Western Wheatgrass |
| Phalaris | |
| Phalaris arundinacea L. | Reed Canary Grass |
| Phleum | |
| Phleum alpinum L. | Alpine Timothy |
| Phleum pratense L. | Common Timothy |
| Phragmites | |
| Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. | Common Reed |
| Piptatherum | |
| Piptatherum exiguum (Thurber) Barkworth | Little Ricegrass |
| Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth | Small-flowered Ricegrass |
| Piptatherum pungens (Torrey) Barkworth | Short-awned Ricegrass |
| Poa | |
| Poa alpina L. | Alpine Bluegrass |
| Poa annua L. | Annual Bluegrass |
| Poa arctica R. Br. | Arctic Bluegrass |
| Poa bulbosa L. | Bulbous Bluegrass |
| Poa compressa L. | Canada Bluegrass |
| Poa cusickii Vasey | Cusick's Bluegrass |
| Poa glauca Vahl | Glaucous Bluegrass |
| Poa leptocoma Trin. | Bog Bluegrass |
| Poa nemoralis L. | Wood Bluegrass |
| Poa palustris L. | Fowl Bluegrass |
| Poa pratensis L. | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Poa secunda J.S. Presl | Sandberg Bluegrass |
| Poa stenantha Trin. | Narrow-flowered Bluegrass |
| Poa trivialis L. | Rough Bluegrass |
| Poa wheeleri Vasey | Wheeler's Bluegrass |
| Polypogon | |
| Polypogon monspeliensis | Annual Beardgrass |
| Pseudoroegneria | |
| Pseudoroegneria spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass |
| Puccinellia | |
| Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. | European Alkaligrass |
| Puccinellia nuttalliana (Schult.) A.S. Hitchc. | Nuttall's Alkaligrass |
| Schizachne | |
| Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen | False Melic |
| Schizachyrium | |
| Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash in Small | Little Bluestem |
| Scolochloa | |
| Scolochloa festucacea (Willd.) Link | Sprangle-top |
| Secale | |
| Secale cereale L. | Rye |
| Setaria | |
| Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. | Green Bristlegrass |
| Spartina | |
| Spartina gracilis Trin. | Alkali Cordgrass |
| Sphenopholis | |
| Sphenopholis obtusata (Mich.) Scribn. | Prairie Wedgegrass |
| Sporobolus | |
| Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray | Sand Dropseed |
| Stipa | |
| Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. | Needle-and-thread Grass |
| Stipa curtiseta (A.S.Hitchc.) Barkw. | Short-awned Porcupine Grass |
| Stipa hymenoides Roem.and Schult. | Indian Ricegrass |
| Stipa nelsonii Scribn. var. dorei Barkw. and Maze | Columbian Needlegrass |
| Stipa occidentalis Thurb. ex S.Wats. var. pubescens Maze, Taylor and MacBryde | Stiff Needlegrass |
| Stipa richardsonii Link | Spreading Needlegrass |
| Stipa spartea Trin. | Porcupinegrass |
| Thinopyrum | |
| Thinopyrum pauciflora (J.S. Presl in C.B. Presl) Church | Tall Wheatgrass |
| Torreyochloa | |
| Torreyochloa pauciflora (J.S.Pres) Church | Weak Alkaligrass |
| Trisetum | |
| Trisetum cernuum Trin. | Nodding Trisetum |
| Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richt. | Spike Trisetum |
| Trisetum wolfii Vasey Wolf's Trisetum | Wolf's Trisetum |
| Triticum | |
| Triticum aestivum L. | Wheat |
| Vahlodea | |
| Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries | Mountain Hairgrass |
| Vulpia | |
| Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro ex Benth var. pauciflora (Scribn. in Beal) Lonard and Gould | Small Fescue |
| Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. | Six-weeks Fescue |
| Hybrids | |
| X Elyhordeum macounii (Vasey) Barkw. | Macoun's Wildrye |
| X Festulolium loliaceum (Huds.) P. Fourn. |
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