Flora of Bernheim's Natural Areas

Acanthaceae - Aspleniaceae

Asteraceae - Convolvulaceae

Cornaceae - Fagaceae  

Fumariaceae - Loranthaceae

Lythraceae - Plantanaceae

Poaceae

Polemoniaceae - Typhaceae

Ulmaceae - Vitaceae

 

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POACEAE (Gramineae)

   

Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.

Quackgrass

Naturalized

Agrostis hiemalis (Walt.) B.S.P.

Ticklegrass

Native

Agrostis stolonifera L.var.palustris (Huds.) Farw.

Redtop

Native

Andropogon gerardii Vitman

Big Bluestem

Native

Aristida dichotoma Michx.

Poverty Grass

Native

Aristida oligantha Michx.

Prairie Needlegrass

Native

Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl.

Giant Cane, River Cane

Native

Avena sativa L.

Oats

Naturalized

Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.) Beauv.

Brachyelytrum

Native

Bromus commutatus Schard.

Hairy Chess

Native

Bromus inermis Leyss.

Smooth Brome Grass

Naturalized

Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr.

Japanese Brome Grass

Naturalized

Bromus kalmii Gray

Canada Brome Grass

Native

Bromus racemosus L.

Upright Brome Grass

Introduced

Bromus secalinus L.

Cheat Grass

Naturalized

Bromus tectorum L.

Downy Brome Grass

Naturalized

Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

Broad-leaved Spanglegrass

Native

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Bermuda Grass

Naturalized

Dactylis glomerata L.

Orchard Grass

Naturalized

Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & Schultes

Poverty Oat Grass

Native

Diarrhena americana Beauv. var. obovata Gleason

Twin Grass

Native

Dichanthelium auminatum var. acuminatum (SW.) Gould & Clark

Wooly Panic Grass

Native

Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & Clark

Bosc's Panic Grass

Native

Dichanthelium commutatum (Schultes) Gould

Variable Panic Grass

Native

Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould

Forked Panic Grass

Native

Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. isophyllum (Scribn.) Gould

Native

Naturalized

Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb. ex Schweig.) Schreb. ex Muhl.

Small Crab Grass

Naturalized

Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.

Rough Crab Grass

Naturalized

Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv.

Barnyard Grass

Naturalized

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Goose Grass

Native

Elymus riparius Wieg.

Riverbank Wild Rye

Native

Elymus villosus Mulh. ex Willd.

Hairy Wild Rye

Native

Elymus virginicus L.

Terrell Grass, Virginia Wild Rye

Native

Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees

Lace Grass

Naturalized

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) E. Mosher

Stink Love Grass, Stink Grass

Native

Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.)

Nees Love Grass

Naturalized

Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.

Tumble Grass, Showy Love Grass

Naturalized

Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Ell.

Plume Grass

Naturalized

Festuca elatior L.

Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue

Naturalized

Festuca obtusa Biehler

Nodding Fescue

Naturalized

Festuca ovina L.

Sheep Fescue Reported by Gunn (1959), but not seen by Medley as a voucher specimen or in the field.

Naturalized

Festuca rubra L.

Red Fescue

Native

Glyceria striata (Lam.) A. S. Hitchc.

Fowl Meadow Grass

Naturalized

Holcus lanatus L.

Velvet Grass

Naturalized

Hordeum pusillum Nutt.

Little Barley Grass

Native

Hystrix patula Moench

Bottlebrush Grass

Native

Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.

Rice Cutgrass

Native

Leersia virginica Willd.

Whitegrass

Native

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

Common Rye Grass

Naturalized

Lolium perenne L.

Perennial Rye Grass

Naturalized

Melica mutica Walt.

Blunt Melic Grass

Native

Muhlenbergia schreberi J. F. Gmel.

Nimblewill

Naturalized

Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl.) Trin.

Rock Muhly

Native

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora (Willd.) B. S. P.

Slender Muhly

Native

Panicum anceps Michx.

Flat-stemmed Panic Grass

Native

Panicum capillare L.

Old Witch Grass

Native

Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

Witch Grass

Native

Panicum flexile (Gattinger) Scribn.

Wiry Witch Grass

Native

Panicum gattingeri Nash

Ticklegrass

Native

Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees

Branched Redtop Panic Grass

Native

Paspalum laeve var. laeve Michx.

Field Paspalum, Smooth Lens Grass

Native

Paspalum laeve var. pilosum Scribn.

Hairy Field Paspalum, Hairy Lens Grass

Native

Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. ciliatifolium (Michx.) Vasey

Lens Grass

Native

Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. muhlenbergii (Nash) D.

Banks Lens Grass

Native

Paspalum setaceum var. longepedunculatum (LeConte) Wood

Long-stalked Paspalum, Long-stalked Lens Grass

Native

Phleum pratense L.

Timothy

Naturalized

Poa compressa L.

Canada Bluegrass

Naturalized

Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis L.

Kentucky Bluegrass

Naturalized

Poa sylvestris Gray

Woodland Bluegrass

Native

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

Broom-Beardgrass, Little Bluestem

Native

Secale cereale L.

Rye

Naturalized

Setaria faberi Herrm.

Giant Foxtail

Naturalized

Setaria glauca (L.) Beauv.

Yellow Foxtail

Naturalized

Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.

Foxtail Millet

Naturalized

Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.

Green Foxtail

Naturalized

Sorghum halapense (L.) Pers.

Johnson Grass

Naturalized

Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.

Shining Wedge Grass

Native

Sphenopholis obtusata Michx. var. major (Torr.) K. S. Erdman

Slender Wedge Grass

Native

Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth

Rough Dropseed

Native

Tridens flavus A. S. Hitchc.

White Greasy Grass

Naturalized

Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb.

Six-weeks Fescue

Native

 

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