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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Poaceae

SPECIES

Aegilops - [maps | photos]

             • Triticum cylindricum (Host) Ces., Pass. & Gib.

Agrostis - [maps | photos]

             • Agrostis tenuis Sibthorp
  • Agrostis elliottiana J.A. Schultes
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Elliott's bent grass
  • Agrostis gigantea * Roth
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: redtop
    Synonyms:
             • Agrostis stolonifera L. var. major (Gaudin) Farw.
             • Agrostis alba auct. non L.
  • Agrostis mertensii Trin. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: northern bent-grass
    Synonyms:
             • Agrostis borealis Hartman var. americana (Scribn.) Fernald
  • Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: upland bent-grass
  • Agrostis scabra Willd.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: rough bent-grass
  • Agrostis stolonifera * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: creeping bent-grass
    Synonyms:
             • Agrostis alba L. var. stolonifera (L.) Sm.

Aira - [maps | photos]

  • Aira elegans * Willd. ex Kunth
    Common Name: annual silver hair grass
    Synonyms:
             • Aira elegantissima Schur

Alopecurus - [maps | photos]

Andropogon - [maps | photos]

             • Andropogon elliottii Chapman

Anthoxanthum - [maps | photos]

Aristida - [maps | photos]

             • Aristida curtissii (Gray ex S. Wats. & Coult.) Nash
  • Aristida virgata Trin.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
    Common Name: arrowfeather threeawn
    Synonyms:
             • Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. virgata (Trin.) Allred

Arrhenatherum - [maps | photos]

Arthraxon - [maps | photos]

  • Arthraxon hispidus * (Thunb.) Makino
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
    Common Name: small carp grass
    Synonyms:
             • Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino var. cryptatherus (Hack.) Honda

Arundinaria - [maps | photos]

  • Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: giant or river cane
    Synonyms:
             • Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. ssp. macrosperma (Michx.) McClure
  • Arundinaria tecta (Walt.) Muhl.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: switch cane
    Synonyms:
             • Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. ssp. tecta (Walt.) McClure
             • Arundo tecta Walt.

Arundo - [maps | photos]

  • Arundo donax * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: giant reed
    Synonyms:
             • Arundo donax L. var. versicolor (P. Mill.) Stokes

Avena - [maps | photos]

Bothriochloa - [maps | photos]

             • Andropogon saccharoides Sw. var. torreyanus (Steud.) Hack.
             • Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb. var. torreyana (Steud.) Gould

Bouteloua - [maps | photos]

Brachyelytrum - [maps | photos]

  • Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) P. Beauv. ex Branner & Coville (TN Special Concern)
    Common Name: northern shorthusk
    Synonyms:
             • Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker

Briza - [maps | photos]

  • Briza minor * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: little quaking grass

Bromus - [maps | photos]

  • Bromus ciliatus L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: fringed brome
  • Bromus hordeaceus * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: soft brome or chess
    Synonyms:
             • Bromus mollis auct. non L.
  • Bromus japonicus * Thunb.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Japanese brome or chess
             • Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Swallen

Calamagrostis - [maps | photos]

  • Calamagrostis cinnoides (Muhl.) W.P.C. Barton
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: arctic reed-grass
    Synonyms:
             • Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

Calamovilfa - [maps | photos]

  • Calamovilfa arcuata K.E. Rogers (TN Threatened)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: Cumberland sand reed

Cenchrus - [maps | photos]

             • Cenchrus incertus M.A. Curtis

Chasmanthium - [maps | photos]

             • Uniola latifolia Michx.
  • Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
    Common Name: slender woodoats
    Synonyms:
             • Uniola laxa (L.) B.S.P.
             • Uniola sessiliflora Poir.
             • Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates var. sessiliflorum (Poir.) J. Wipff & S.D. Jones

Chloris - [maps | photos]

Cinna - [maps | photos]

  • Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
    Common Name: drooping woodreed

Coelorachis - [maps | photos]

Cynodon - [maps | photos]

  • Cynodon dactylon * (L.) Pers.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Bermuda grass

Dactylis - [maps | photos]

Danthonia - [maps | photos]

  • Danthonia epilis Scribn. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Carolina oatgrass
  • Danthonia sericea Nutt.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
    Common Name: downy danthonia
  • Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roemer & Schultes
    Common Name: poverty oat grass
    Synonyms:
             • Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. longipila Scribn. & Merr.

Deschampsia - [maps | photos]

Diarrhena - [maps | photos]

  • Diarrhena obovata (Gleason) Brandenburg (TN Special Concern)
    Common Name: obovate beakgrain
    Synonyms:
             • Diarrhena americana Beauv. var. obovata Gleason

Dichanthelium - [maps | photos]

  • Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: needleleaf rosette grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum angustifolium Ell.
             • Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.
             • Panicum lanuginosum Ell.
             • Panicum acuminatum Sw.
             • Panicum columbianum Scribn.
             • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. columbianum (Scribn.) Lelong
             • Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A.Clark var. thinium (Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A.Clark
             • Dichanthelium meridionale (Ashe) Freckmann
             • Panicum meridionale Ashe
             • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. unciphyllum (Trin.) Lelong
             • Panicum leucothrix Nash
             • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. leucothrix (Nash) Lelong
             • Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann
             • Panicum lindheimeri Nash
             • Panicum lanuginosum Ell. var. lindheimeri (Nash) Fern.
             • Dichanthelium lindheimeri (Nash) Gould
             • Dichanthelium longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann
             • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. longiligulatum (Nash) Lelong
             • Panicum longiligulatum Nash
             • Panicum spretum J.A.Schultes
             • Panicum annulum Ashe
  • Dichanthelium boreale (Nash) Freckmann
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
    Common Name: northern panic grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum bicknellii Nash
             • Panicum boreale Nash
             • Panicum boscii Poir.
             • Panicum clandestinum L.
             • Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. ashei (Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbrock
             • Panicum ashei Pearson ex Ashe
             • Panicum joorii Vasey
             • Panicum commutatum J.A. Schultes
             • Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. consanguineum (Kunth) J.W. Wipff & S.D. Jones
             • Panicum consanguineum Kunth
             • Panicum depauperatum Muhl.
             • Panicum dichotomum L.
             • Panicum lucidum Ashe
             • Panicum dichotomum L. var. lucidum (Ashe) Lelong
             • Dichanthelium dichotomous (L.) Gould var. ramulosum (Torr.) LeBlond
             • Panicum microcarpon Muhl. ex Ell.
             • Dichanthelium dichotomum var. nitidum (Lam.) LeBlond
             • Panicum nitidum Lam.
             • Panicum dichotomum L. var. roanokense (Ashe) Lelong
             • Panicum roanokense Ashe
             • Panicum yadkinense Ashe
             • Dichanthelium dichotomous (L.) Gould var. ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark
             • Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell. var. curtifolium (Nash) Lelong
             • Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell.
             • Panicum latifolium L.
             • Panicum xalapense Kunth
             • Panicum laxiflorum Lam.
             • Panicum linearifolium Scribn. ex Nash
             • Panicum malacophyllum Nash
             • Panicum oligosanthes J.A. Schultes var. scribnerianum (Nash) Fern.
             • Panicum oligosanthes J.A. Schultes
             • Panicum villosissimum Nash
             • Panicum ovale Ell. var. villosum (Gray) Lelong
             • Dichanthelium villosissimum (Nash) Freckmann
             • Dichanthelium polyanthes (J.A. Schultes) Mohlenbrock
             • Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. isophyllum (Scribn.) Gould
             • Panicum polyanthes J.A. Schultes
  • Dichanthelium ravenelii (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Ravenel's rosette grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum ravenelii Scribn. & Merr.
             • Panicum scabriusculum Ell.
             • Panicum recognitum Fern.
             • Panicum scoparium Lam.
             • Panicum sphaerocarpon Ell.
  • Dichanthelium strigosum (Muhl. ex Ell.) Freckmann
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: roughhair rosette grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum strigosum Muhl. ex Ell.
             • Panicum albomarginatum Nash
             • Dichanthelium dichotomous (L.) Gould var. tenue (Muhl.) Gould & C.A. Clark
             • Panicum tenue Muhl.

Digitaria - [maps | photos]

  • Digitaria cognata (J.A. Schultes) Pilger
    Common Name: Carolina crab grass
    Synonyms:
             • Leptoloma cognatum (J.A. Schultes) Chase
  • Digitaria ischaemum * (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhl.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: smooth crab grass

Echinochloa - [maps | photos]

  • Echinochloa colona * (L.) Link
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: jungle rice
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum colonum L.
             • Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. var. frumentacea (Link) W. Wight
             • Echinochloa microstachya (Wieg.) Rydb.
  • Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Coast cockspur grass

Eleusine - [maps | photos]

  • Eleusine indica * (L.) Gaertn
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Indian goose grass

Elymus - [maps | photos]

             • Elymus virginicus L. var. submuticus Hook.
             • Elymus submuticus (Hook.) Smyth & Smyth
             • Hystrix patula Moench
  • Elymus repens * (L.) Gould
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
    Common Name: quack grass
    Synonyms:
             • Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson
             • Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.
  • Elymus riparius Wieg.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: riverbank wild rye
  • Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: hairy wild rye
  • Elymus virginicus L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: Virginia wild rye
    Synonyms:
             • Elymus virginicus L. var. glabriflorus (Vasey) Bus

Eragrostis - [maps | photos]

  • Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: sandbar love grass
  • Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: bigtop love grass
  • Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: pond love grass
    Synonyms:
             • Eragrostis glomerata (Walt.) L.H. Dewey
  • Eragrostis pilosa * (L.) P. Beauv.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Indian love grass
  • Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: creeping love grass
    Synonyms:
             • Neeragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nicora

Eriochloa - [maps | photos]

  • Eriochloa acuminata * (J. Presl) Kunth
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: tapertip cup grass

Festuca - [maps | photos]

  • Festuca paradoxa Desv. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
    Common Name: clustered fescue
  • Festuca rubra * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
    Common Name: red fescue

Glyceria - [maps | photos]

  • Glyceria acutiflora Torr. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: creeping manna grass
             • Glyceria laxa (Scribn.) Scribn.
  • Glyceria melicaria (Michx.) F.T. Hubb.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: melic manna grass
  • Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson (TN Threatened)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Great Smoky Mountain manna grass
             • Glyceria arkansana Fernald
  • Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: fowl manna grass

Gymnopogon - [maps | photos]

  • Gymnopogon brevifolius Trin. (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: shortleaf skeleton grass

Holcus - [maps | photos]

  • Holcus lanatus * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
    Common Name: common velvet grass

Hordeum - [maps | photos]

  • Hordeum pusillum Nutt.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: little barley
             • Hordeum vulgare L. var trifurcatum (Schlecht.) Alef.

Leersia - [maps | photos]

  • Leersia hexandra Sw.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: southern cut grass

Leptochloa - [maps | photos]

             • Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) Beauv.
             • Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) Gray
             • Leptochloa uninervia (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc. & Cha
             • Diplachne uninervia (J. Presl) Parodi
             • Leptochloa filiformis (Lam.) Beauv.
             • Leptochloa brachiata Steudl.
  • Leptochloa panicoides * (J. Presl) Hitchc.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: Amazon sprangletop
    Synonyms:
             • Diplachne panicoides (J. Presl) McNeill

Lolium - [maps | photos]

             • Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot
  • Lolium perenne * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: perennial rye grass

Melica - [maps | photos]

  • Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper
    Common Name: threeflower melic grass

Microstegium - [maps | photos]

  • Microstegium vimineum * (Trin.) A. Camus
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
    Common Name: Nepalese browntop
    Synonyms:
             • Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze

Milium - [maps | photos]

  • Milium effusum L. (TN Special Concern)
    Common Name: American millet grass

Miscanthus - [maps | photos]

Muhlenbergia - [maps | photos]

  • Muhlenbergia torreyana (J.A. Schultes) Hitchc. (TN Endangered)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: New Jersey muhly

Panicum - [maps | photos]

  • Panicum anceps Michx.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
    Common Name: beaked panic grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum anceps Michx. var. rhizomatum (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Fern.
  • Panicum flexile (Gattinger) Scribn.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
    Common Name: wiry panic grass
  • Panicum hemitomon J.A. Schultes (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: maiden cane
             • Panicum gattingeri Nash
             • Panicum capillare L. var. sylvaticum Torr.
             • Panicum stipitatum Nash
             • Panicum agrostoides Spreng. var. elongatum (Pursh) Scribn.
             • Panicum longifolium Torr.
             • Panicum agrostoides Spreng.

Paspalum - [maps | photos]

  • Paspalum bifidum (Bertol.) Nash
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: pitchfork crown grass
  • Paspalum boscianum Flüggé
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: bull crown grass
  • Paspalum floridanum Michx.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
    Common Name: Florida paspalum
    Synonyms:
             • Paspalum floridanum Michx. var. glabratum Engelm. ex Vasey
  • Paspalum laeve Michx.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
    Common Name: field paspalum
  • Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: hairyseed paspalum
    Synonyms:
             • Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. var. glabrum Vasey ex Scribn.
  • Paspalum repens P.J. Bergius
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: horsetail paspalum
    Synonyms:
             • Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth
  • Paspalum setaceum Michx.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: thin paspalum
    Synonyms:
             • Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. stramineum (Nash) D. Banks
             • Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. muehlenbergii (Nash) D. Banks
             • Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. longepedunculatum (Le Conte) Wood
             • Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. ciliatifolium (Michx.) Vasey

Patis - [maps | photos]

  • Patis racemosa (Sm.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson & R.J. soreng (TN Endangered)
    Common Name: mountain ricegrass
    Synonyms:
             • Piptatherum racemosum (Sm.) Eaton

Pennisetum - [maps | photos]

             • Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke

Phalaris - [maps | photos]

Phanopyrum - [maps | photos]

             • Panicum gymnocarpon Ell.

Phleum - [maps | photos]

Phragmites - [maps | photos]

  • Phragmites australis * (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: common reed
    Synonyms:
             • Phragmites communis Trin.

Piptochaetium - [maps | photos]

             • Stipa avenacea L.

Poa - [maps | photos]

  • Poa alsodes A. Gray
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: grove blue grass
  • Poa annua * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: annual blue grass
  • Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Ell.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
    Common Name: autumn blue grass
  • Poa chapmaniana Scribn.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: Chapman's blue grass
  • Poa compressa * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
    Common Name: Canada blue grass
  • Poa palustris L. (TN Endangered)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: fowl blue grass
  • Poa saltuensis Fern. & Wieg. (TN Threatened)
    Common Name: oldpasture blue grass
    Synonyms:
             • Poa languida A.S. Hitchc.
  • Poa sylvestris A. Gray
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
    Common Name: woodland blue grass
  • Poa trivialis * L.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: rough blue grass

Polypogon - [maps | photos]

Saccharum - [maps | photos]

             • Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Ell.
  • Saccharum baldwinii Spreng.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: narrow plume grass
    Synonyms:
             • Erianthus strictus Ell.
             • Erianthus contortus Ell.
  • Saccharum giganteum (Walt.) Pers.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: sugarcane plume grass, sugar cane
    Synonyms:
             • Erianthus giganteus (Walt.) Beauv.
             • Erianthus giganteus (Walt.) Beauv.

Sacciolepis - [maps | photos]

  • Sacciolepis striata (L.) Nash (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: American cupscale, cupscale grass

Schedonorus - [maps | photos]

             • Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
             • Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire
             • Festuca pratensis Huds.
             • Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire
             • Festuca elatior L. p.p.

Schizachyrium - [maps | photos]

             • Andropogon scoparius Michx.

Sclerochloa - [maps | photos]

             • Cynosurus durus L.

Secale - [maps | photos]

Setaria - [maps | photos]

  • Setaria faberi * Herrm.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: Japanese bristle grass
  • Setaria glauca * (L.) P. Beauv.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: yellow bristle grass
    Synonyms:
             • Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubb.
             • Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Setaria italica * (L.) P. Beauv.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: foxtail bristle grass
  • Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: marsh bristle grass
    Synonyms:
             • Setaria geniculata auct. non (Wild.) P. Beauv.

Sorghastrum - [maps | photos]

Sorghum - [maps | photos]

  • Sorghum bicolor * (L.) Moench
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: sorghum
  • Sorghum halepense * (L.) Pers.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Johnson grass

Spartina - [maps | photos]

  • Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: prairie cord grass

Sphenopholis - [maps | photos]

             • Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.
             • Trisetum pensylvanicum (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Sporobolus - [maps | photos]

             • Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus
             • Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. drummondii (Trin.) Kartesz & Gandhi
  • Sporobolus indicus * (L.) R. Br.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
    Common Name: smut grass
             • Sporobolus ozarkanus Fern.

Steinchisma - [maps | photos]

  • Steinchisma hians (Ell.) Nash
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: gaping grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum hians Ell.

Torreyochloa - [maps | photos]

  • Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: pale false manna grass
    Synonyms:
             • Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin.

Tridens - [maps | photos]

  • Tridens chapmanii (Small) Chase (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: Chapman's tridens
    Synonyms:
             • Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. var. chapmanii (Small) Shinners
  • Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: purpletop tridens
  • Tridens strictus (Nutt.) Nash
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: longspike tridens

Triplasis - [maps | photos]

Tripsacum - [maps | photos]

Triticum - [maps | photos]

Urochloa - [maps | photos]

  • Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R.K. Webster
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
    Common Name: broadleaf signal grass
    Synonyms:
             • Brachiaria platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) Nash
  • Urochloa ramosa * (L.) T.Q. Nguyen
    Common Name: racemose panic grass
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum ramosum L.

Vulpia - [maps | photos]

  • Vulpia bromoides * (L.) S.F. Gray
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: brome fescue
    Synonyms:
             • Festuca bromoides L.
  • Vulpia myuros * (L.) C.C. Gmel.
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: rat tail fescue
    Synonyms:
             • V. myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel. forma megalura (Nutt.) Stace & R. Cotton
             • Festuca myuros L.
             • Festuca octoflora Walt.
             • Festuca octoflora Walt. var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald

Zizaniopsis - [maps | photos]

  • Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Döell & Asch.
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: giant cut grass
    Synonyms:
             • Zizania miliacea Michx.

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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