Eastern Massachusetts Vascular Plants

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• Poaceae

  • Agropyron  cristatum  (L.) Gaertner crested wheatgrass Introduced

  • Agrostis  canina  L. velvet or brown bentgrass Introduced

  • Agrostis  capillaris  L. Rhode Island bentgrass Introduced

  • Agrostis  gigantea  Roth black bentgrass, redtop Introduced

  • Agrostis  perennans  (Walter) Tuckerman upland bentgrass Native

  • Agrostis  scabra  Willd. northern ticklegrass Native

  • Agrostis  stolonifera  L.   = A. stolonifera var. palustris (Hudson) Farw. marsh benthgrass Introduced

  • Aira  caryophyllea  L. silvery hairgrass Introduced

  • Aira  praecox  L. strict hairgrass Introduced

  • Alopecurus  pratensis  L. meadow foxtail Introduced

  • Ammophila  breviligulata  Fern. dune grass Native

  • Andropogon  gerardii  Vitman big bluestem Native

  • Andropogon  glomeratus  (Walter) B.S.P.   = A. virginicus var. abbreviatus (Hackel) Fern. et Grisc. bunched broomsedge Native

  • Andropogon  virginicus  L. Virginia broomsedge Native

  • Anthoxanthum  aristatum  Boiss. awned vernalgrass, Puel's vernalgrass Introduced

  • Anthoxanthum  odoratum  L. sweet vernalgrass Invasive

  • Aristida  basiramea  Engelm. ex Vasey fork-tipped threawn Native

  • Aristida  dichotoma  Michaux poverty grass Native

  • Aristida  longespica var. geniculata  (Raf.) Fern.   = A. intermedia Scribner et Ball barrens needlegrass Native

  • Aristida  oligantha  Michaux prairie needle-grass Introduced

  • Aristida  tuberculosa  Nutt. seebeach needle-grass Threatened

  • Arrhenatherum  elatius  (L.) J. et K. Presl tall oatgrass Introduced

  • Avena  sativa  L. oats Introduced

  • Bouteloua  curtipendula  (Michaux) Torrey side-oats grama Introduced

  • Brachyelytrum  erectum  (Schreber ex Sprengel) Beauv.   = B. erectum var. glabratum (Vassey) T.Koyama et Kawano awned woodgrass, bearded shorthusk Native

  • Brachyelytrum  septentrionale  (Babel) G. Tucker   = B. aristosum (Michaux) Trel. woodgrass Native

  • Briza  maxima  L. big quaking grass Introduced

  • Bromus  arvensis  L. field-chess Introduced

  • Bromus  commutatus  Schrader hairy chess Introduced

  • Bromus  hordeaceus  L. soft brome Introduced

  • Bromus  inermis  Leysser awnless brome Introduced

  • Bromus  pubescens  Muhl. ex Willd. woodland brome or Canada brome Native

  • Bromus  sterilis  L. barren brome Introduced

  • Bromus  tectorum  L. drooping brome, downy chess Introduced

  • Calamagrostis  canadensis  (Michaux) Beauv. Canada bluejoint Native

  • Calamagrostis  cinnoides  W. Barton   = C. coarctata (Torrey) Eaton reed bluejoint Native

  • Calamagrostis  epigeios  (L.) Roth feathertop, bushgrass Invasive

  • Calamagrostis  pickeringii  A. Gray Pickering's reedgrass Endangered

  • Cenchrus  spinifex  Cav.   = C. parviflorus Benth. coastal sandbur Introduced

  • Cinna  arundinacea  L. common woodreed Native

  • Dactylis  glomerata  L. orchard grass Introduced

  • Danthonia  compressa  Austin ex Peck trail oatgrass Native

  • Danthonia  spicata  (L.) Beauv. wild oatgrass, poverty grass Native

  • Deschampsia  flexuosa  (L.) Trin. common hairgrass Native

  • Dichanthelium  acuminatum var. fasciculatum  (Torrey) Freckmann   = Panicum lanuginosum Ell. fascicled panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  acuminatum var. implicatum  (Scribn.) Freckmann et Lelong   = Panicum meridionale Ashe   = Panicum implicatum (Scribn.) Fern. pondshore panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  acuminatum var. acuminatum  (Sw.) Gould et Clark   = Panicum auburne Ashe auburn panic grass, tapered rosette grass Watch-Listed

  • Dichanthelium  clandestinum  (L.) Gould   = Panicum clandestinum L. deertongue Native

  • Dichanthelium  columbianum  (Scribner) Freckman   = Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. columbianum (Scribner) Freckman et Lelong downy panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  commutatum  (J.A.Schultes) Gould changeable panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  depauperatum  (Muhl.) Gould depauperate panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  dichotomum  (L.) Gould   = Panicum dichotomum L. forked panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  latifolium  (L.) Gould et Glark broad-leaved panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  linearifolium  (Scribner) Gould   = Panicum linearifolium Scribner linear-leaved panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  oligosanthes var. scribnerianum  (Nash) Gould Scribner's panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  sphaerocarpon  (Ell.) Gould round-fruited panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  spretum  (J.A. Schultes) Freckmann   = D. acuminatum var. spretum (J.A. Schultes) Freckm. et Lelong smooth panic grass Native

  • Dichanthelium  wrightianum  (Scribner) Freckmann   = Panicum wrightianum Scribner Wright's panic grass Special Concern

  • Digitaria  ischaemum  (Schreber) Muhl. smooth crabgrass Introduced

  • Digitaria  sanguinalis  (L.) Scop. large crabgrass Introduced

  • Digitaria  violascens  Link   = D. ischaemum var. violascens (Link) Radford violet crabgrass Introduced

  • Distichlis  spicata  (L.) Greene salt grass Native

  • Echinochloa  crus-galli  (L.) Beauv. barnyard grass Introduced

  • Echinochloa  frumentacea  (Roxb.) Link   = Echinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea (Link) W.F.Wight Japanese millet Introduced

  • Echinochloa  muricata  (Beauv.) Fern. cockspur grass, barnyard grass Native

  • Echinochloa  muricata var. microstachya  Wieg. small-spiked cockspur Native

  • Echinochloa  walterii  (Pursh) Heller Walter's cockspur Native

  • Eleusine  indica  (L.) Gaertner goose grass, yard grass Introduced

  • Elymus  canadensis  L. Canada wild rye Native

  • Elymus  trachycaulus ssp. glaucus  (Pease et Moore) Cody   = Agropyron trachycaulon var. glaucum (Pease et Moore) Malte slender wheatgrass Native

  • Elymus  virginicus  L. wild rye Native

  • Elymus  virginicus var. halophilus  (Bickn.) Wieg. saltmarsh wild rye Native

  • Elytrigia  pungens  (Pers.) Tutin   = Thinopyrum pycnanthum (Pers.) Barkworth   = Elymus pycnanthus (Godr.) Melderis   = Elymus pungens subsp. pycnanthus (Godr.) O. Bolòs et Vigo   = Agropyron littorale (Host) Dur. seabeach quack-grass Introduced

  • Elytrigia  repens  (L.) Desv. couchgrass, quackgrass Introduced

  • Eragrostis  cilianensis  (All.) Lut. ex Janchen   = E. megastachya (Koeler) Link stink grass Introduced

  • Eragrostis  curvula  (Schrader) Nees weeping lovegrass Introduced

  • Eragrostis  pectinacea  (Michaux) Nees tufted lovegrass Native

  • Eragrostis  pilosa  (L.) Beauv. India lovegrass Introduced

  • Eragrostis  spectabilis  (Pursh) Steudel purple lovegrass Native

  • Festuca  arundinacea  Schreber tall fescue Introduced

  • Festuca  filiformis  Pourret hair fescue Invasive

  • Festuca  ovina  L. sheep fescue Introduced

  • Festuca  pratensis  Hudson   = Schedonorus pratensis (Huds.) Beauv. meadow fescue Introduced

  • Festuca  rubra  L. red fescue Introduced

  • Festuca  trachyphylla  (Hack.) Krajina   = F. ovina var. duriuscula auct. hard fescue Introduced

  • Glyceria  acutiflora  Torrey sharp-scaled mannagrass Native

  • Glyceria  canadensis  (Michaux) Trin. rattlesnake grass Native

  • Glyceria  grandis  S. Watson   = Glyceria maxima ssp. grandis (S. Watson) Hulten tall mannagrass Native

  • Glyceria  obtusa  (Muhl.) Trin. coastal mannagrass Native

  • Glyceria  septentrionalis  A.S. Hitchc. eastern floatgrass Native

  • Glyceria  striata  (Lam.) A. S. Hitche fowlmeadow grass Native

  • Hierochloe  odorata  (L.) Beauv.   = Anthoxanthum nitens (Weber) Y.Schouten et Veldcamp Indian sweetgrass Native

  • Holcus  lanatus  L. velvet grass Introduced

  • Hordeum  leporinum  Link   = H. murinum ssp. leporinum wild barley Introduced

  • Hordeum  vulgare  L. barley Introduced

  • Hystrix  patula  Moench   = Elymus hystrix L. bottlebrush grass Native

  • Leersia  oryzoides  (L.) Sw. rice cutgrass Native

  • Leersia  virginica  Willd. white cutgrass Native

  • Lolium  multiflorum  Lam. Italian ryegrass Introduced

  • Lolium  perenne  L. perennial ryegrass Introduced

  • Microstegium  vimineum  (Trin.) A. Camus   = Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze Japanese stiltgrass Invasive

  • Miscanthus  sinensis  Andersson Chinese plumegrass Introduced

  • Muhlenbergia  frondosa  (Poiret.) Fern. wirestem muhly Native

  • Muhlenbergia  schreberi  J.F. Gmelin nimblewill Native

  • Muhlenbergia  sobolifera  (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin. awnless woodland-muhly Native

  • Muhlenbergia  uniflora  (Muhl.) Fern. pondshore muhly Native

  • Oryzopsis  asperifolia  Michaux spreading ricegrass Native

  • Oryzopsis  pungens  (Torrey ex Spreng.) A. S. Hitchc.   = Piptatherum pungens (Torr. ex Spreng.) Dom. little ricegrass Native

  • Panicum  amarum ssp. amarulum  (A.S. Hitchc. et Chase) Freckmann et Lelong   = Panicum amarulum A.S. Hitchc. et Chase bitter panic grass Introduced

  • Panicum  capillare  L. witchgrass Native

  • Panicum  dichotomiflorum  Michaux fall panic grass Native

  • Panicum  philadelphicum  Bernh. ex Trin. Philadelphia panic grass Special Concern

  • Panicum  rigidulum  Bosc ex Nees   = Coleataenia longifolia ssp. rigidula (Bosc ex Nees) Soreng flat-stemmed panic grass Native

  • Panicum  verrucosum  Muhl. Warty panic grass Native

  • Panicum  virgatum  L. switchgrass Native

  • Pascopyrum  smithii  (Rydb.) A. Love   = Agropyron smithii Rydb. western wheatgrass Introduced

  • Paspalum  setaceum var. muhlenbergii  (Nash) D. Banks   = Paspalum ciliatifolium var. muhlenbergii (Nash) Fern. Muhlenberg's bead grass Native

  • Paspalum  setaceum var. setaceum  Michaux   = P. setaceum Michaux small-fruited bead grass Watch-Listed

  • Paspalum  setaceum var. psammophilum  (Nash) D.Banks   = P. psammophilum Nash sand bead-grass Watch-Listed

  • Phalaris  arundinacea  L. reed canarygrass Invasive

  • Phleum  pratense  L. timothy Introduced

  • Phragmites  altissimus  (Benth.) Mabille   = P. australis ssp. altissimus (Benth.) Clayton giant reed Invasive

  • Phragmites  australis  (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel common reed Invasive

  • Phragmites  australis ssp. americanus  Saltonstall, P.M. Peterson et Soreng North American reed Watch-Listed

  • Phragmites  sp.    = P. australis, or americanus, or hybrid Native

  • Phyllostachys  aureosulcata  McClure yellow-groove bamboo Introduced

  • Phyllostachys  dulcis  McClure sweet-shoot bamboo Introduced

  • Piptochaetium  avenaceum  (L.) Parodi   = Stipa avenacea L. black oatgrass Watch-Listed

  • Poa  annua  L. annual bluegrass Introduced

  • Poa  bulbosa  L. bulbous bluegrass Introduced

  • Poa  chapmaniana  Scribner Chapman's bluegrass Introduced

  • Poa  compressa  L. flat-stemmed bluegrass Introduced

  • Poa  nemoralis  L. woodland bluegrass Introduced

  • Poa  palustris  L. fowl-meadow grass Native

  • Poa  pratensis  L. June grass Introduced

  • Poa  trivialis  L. rough bluegrass Introduced

  • Puccinellia  maritima  (Hudson) Parl. seaside alkali-grass Native

  • Schizachyrium  scoparium  (Michaux) Nash little bluestem Native

  • Secale  cereale  L. Introduced

  • Setaria  faberi  Herrm. ex Rosen giant foxtail Introduced

  • Setaria  parviflora  (Poiret) Kerguelen bristly foxtail Native

  • Setaria  pumila  (Poir.) Roemer et J.A. Schultes   = S. glauca auct., non (L.) Beauv. yellow foxtail Introduced

  • Setaria  viridis  (L.) Beauv. green foxtail Introduced

  • Sorghastrum  nutans  (L.) Nash Indian grass Native

  • Spartina  alterniflora  Loisel saltwater cordgrass Native

  • Spartina  cynosuroides  (L.) Roth   = Sporobolus cynosuroides (L.) P.M.Peterson et Saarela big cordgrass Threatened

  • Spartina  patens  (Aiton) Muhl. salt-hay Native

  • Spartina  pectinata  Link freshwater or prairie cordgrass Native

  • Sporobolus  vaginiflorus  (Torrey ex A. Gray) Wood poverty grass Native

  • Thinopyrum  pycnanthum  (Pers.) Barkworth   = Elymus pungens ssp. pycnanthus (Godr.) O. Bolos et Vigo seabeach quack-grass Introduced

  • Torreyochloa  pallida   (Torrey) Church   = Glyceria pallida (Torrey) Trin. pale mannagrass Native

  • Torreyochloa  pallida var. fernaldii  (A.S. Hitchc.) Dore ex Koyama et Kawano   = Glyceria fernaldii (A.S. Hitchc.) St. John slender mannagrass Native

  • Tridens  flavus  (L.) A.S.Hitchk. purpletop Introduced

  • Triplasis  purpurea  (Walter) Chapman purple sandgrass Native

  • Vulpia  myuros  (L.) K.C. Gmelin   = Festuca megalura Nutt. rat-tail fescue Introduced

  • Vulpia  octoflora var. tenella  (Willd.) Fern. six-weeks fescue Native

  • Zea  mays  L. corn Introduced

  • Zizania  aquatica  L. wild rice Native