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Grasses of Montana (Poaceae Family)

Grasses as listed by the State of Montana Initial Upload: USDA Plants database state list combined with Montana Species Snapshot Filtered from All Montana Species Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on May 27, 2018, from ...more ↓

arctic bluegrass 1
Poa arctica
Geyer's oniongrass
Melica geyeri
creeping bentgrass 2
Agrostis stolonifera
yellow wildrye
Leymus flavescens
seashore bentgrass 3
Agrostis pallens
Oregon bentgrass 4
Agrostis oregonensis
Alaska oniongrass 5
Melica subulata subulata
Pammel's oniongrass
Melica subulata pammelii
Alaska oniongrass 4
Melica subulata
purple oniongrass
Melica spectabilis
Smith's melicgrass 6
Melica smithii
northern bentgrass
Agrostis mertensii
Idaho bentgrass
Agrostis idahoensis
alpine bentgrass 2
Agrostis humilis
redtop 7
Agrostis gigantea
spike bentgrass 3
Agrostis exarata
mountain bentgrass 4
Agrostis variabilis
Thurber's needlegrass 8
Achnatherum thurberianum
Colorado wildrye
Leymus ambiguus
Persian ryegrass 2
Lolium persicum
Darnel ryegrass
Lolium temulentum
field brome 9
Bromus arvensis
pine needlegrass
Achnatherum pinetorum
Richardson's needlegrass 10
Achnatherum richardsonii
Italian ryegrass 2
Lolium perenne multiflorum
perennial ryegrass 11
Lolium perenne
Nuttall's alkaligrass 12
Puccinellia nuttalliana
jointed goatgrass 13
Aegilops cylindrica
Lemmon's alkaligrass
Puccinellia lemmonii
weeping alkaligrass
Puccinellia distans distans
weeping alkaligrass 11
Puccinellia distans
American sloughgrass 14
Beckmannia syzigachne
slender oat 15
Avena barbata
wild oat 16
Avena fatua
common oat 17
Avena sativa
spikeoat 18
Helictotrichon hookeri
muttongrass 19
Poa fendleriana longiligula
downy ryegrass 20
Leymus innovatus
saline wildrye
Leymus salinus
saline wildrye
Leymus salinus salinus
beardless wildrye 21
Leymus triticoides
soft brome 2
Bromus hordeaceus
ripgut brome 2
Bromus rigidus
western needlegrass 22
Achnatherum occidentale
pubescent western needlegrass
Achnatherum occidentale pubescens
ripgut brome 2
Bromus diandrus
fringed brome
Bromus ciliatus richardsonii
fringed brome 23
Bromus ciliatus ciliatus
Cusick's bluegrass 12
Poa cusickii pallida
perennial ryegrass
Lolium perenne perenne
muttongrass
Poa fendleriana fendleriana
Great Basin brome
Bromus polyanthus polyanthus
glaucous bluegrass 20
Poa glauca
glaucous bluegrass
Poa glauca glauca
timberline bluegrass 12
Poa glauca rupicola
Mt. Washington bluegrass
Poa laxa
Banff bluegrass
Poa laxa banffiana
marsh bluegrass
Poa leptocoma
Letterman's bluegrass
Poa lettermanii
water whorlgrass
Catabrosa aquatica aquatica
water whorlgrass 2
Catabrosa aquatica
fringed brome 24
Bromus ciliatus
rattlesnake brome
Bromus briziformis
muttongrass 2
Poa fendleriana
Lemmon's needlegrass
Achnatherum lemmonii lemmonii
porcupinegrass 25
Hesperostipa spartea
slender hairgrass 2
Deschampsia elongata
annual hairgrass 26
Deschampsia danthonioides
tufted hairgrass 2
Deschampsia cespitosa
Achnatherum bloomeri
Achnatherum × bloomeri
contracted ricegrass
Achnatherum contractum
dense silkybent 2
Apera interrupta
Indian ricegrass 27
Achnatherum hymenoides
meadow barley 28
Hordeum brachyantherum brachyantherum
Lemmon's needlegrass
Achnatherum lemmonii
needle and thread
Hesperostipa comata comata
Letterman's needlegrass
Achnatherum lettermanii
Columbia needlegrass 2
Achnatherum nelsonii
Dore's needlegrass
Achnatherum nelsonii dorei
sweet woodreed 29
Cinna arundinacea
bald brome 30
Bromus racemosus
alpine sweetgrass
Anthoxanthum monticola
nodding bluegrass
Poa reflexa
Sandberg bluegrass 2
Poa secunda
northern bluegrass
Poa stenantha
rough bluegrass 31
Poa trivialis
shortbristle needle and thread
Hesperostipa curtiseta
intermediate needle and thread
Hesperostipa comata intermedia
needle and thread 32
Hesperostipa comata
meadow barley 2
Hordeum brachyantherum
Alpine Meadow-Foxtail 10
Alopecurus magellanicus
plains reedgrass
Calamagrostis montanensis
foxtail barley 33
Hordeum jubatum
common velvetgrass 34
Holcus lanatus
bluejoint 23
Calamagrostis canadensis canadensis
bluejoint 35
Calamagrostis canadensis
Wheeler's bluegrass
Poa wheeleri
Columbia brome 36
Bromus vulgaris
cheatgrass 11
Bromus tectorum
corn brome 37
Bromus squarrosus

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