Poaceae (Grass) of the Pacific Northwest

Over 700, will have to divide into subfamilies.

Will probably have this part of the guide to genera and have specific guides to the larger genera (e.g. Bromus, Festuca, Poa)

Make separate sections for:
Vulpia = Festuca
Crypsis = Sporobolus
Pascopyrum = ...more ↓

Munroa

Munroa is a genus of New World plants in the grass family, native to North and South America.

gramas

Bouteloua is a genus of plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass.

dropseeds, cordgrasses, and sandreeds

Sporobolus is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family. The name Sporobolus means "seed-thrower", and is derived from Ancient Greek word σπόρος (spóros), meaning "seed", and the root of βάλλειν (bállein) "to throw", referring to the dispersion of seeds. Members of the genus are usually called dropseeds or sacaton grasses. They ...more ↓

muhly

Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.

muhly

Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.

Eleusine

Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family, sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. One species (Eleusine indica), is a widespread weed in many places. Another species Eleusine coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa.

Bermuda Grasses

Cynodon is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in the New World and on many oceanic islands.

muhly

Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.

dropseeds, cordgrasses, and sandreeds

Sporobolus is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family. The name Sporobolus means "seed-thrower", and is derived from Ancient Greek word σπόρος (spóros), meaning "seed", and the root of βάλλειν (bállein) "to throw", referring to the dispersion of seeds. Members of the genus are usually called dropseeds or sacaton grasses. They ...more ↓

muhly

Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.

Distichlis

Distichlis is a genus of American and Australian plants in the grass family.

Lovegrasses

Eragrostis is a large and widespread genus of plants in the grass family, found in many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands.

Triplasis

Triplasis is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Sandgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. The genus name Triplasis is Greek, meaning "threefold", referring to the triple nerved lemmas.

Blowout grass

Redfieldia (blowout grass) is a monotypic genus in the grass family (Poaceae). The sole species, Redfieldia flexuosa, is native to the western and central United States.

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