Tuesday, August 18, 2020

List of popular grasses

This post is a list of popular grasses. This list was generated with the help of Google Search. There are 62 species listed below alphabetically. Wikipedia says, "Grasses have stems that are hollow except at the nodes and narrow alternate leaves borne in two ranks." (Wikipedia: Poaceae, 11.1.22 UTC 14:36)

Alpine hairgrass (Deschampsia nubigena)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Barbed wire grass (Cymbopogon refractus)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Rasbak
License: CC0 1.0



Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Harry Rose
License: CC BY 2.0



Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Agnieszka Kwiecien (Nova)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Broad-leaf carpet grass (Axonopus compressus)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Harry Rose
License: CC BY 2.0



Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Harry Rose
License: CC BY 2.0



Carabao grass (Paspalum conjugatum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Filo gen
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Cat grass (Dactylis glomerata)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Lazargagnidze
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)
License: CC BY 4.0



Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Jungle
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Common carpetgrass (Axonopus fissifolius)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Harry Rose
License: CC BY 2.0



Common couch (Elymus repens)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
License: CC BY 2.0



Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Crimson fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Dallas grass (Paspalum dilatatum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Harry Rose
License: CC BY 2.0



Drooping brome (Bromus tectorum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



European feather grass (Stipa pennata)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Galina Gouz
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Great millet (Sorghum bicolor)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Cillas
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Hare's tail grass (Lagurus ovatus)
License: CC BY 2.0



Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Giant thorny bamboo (Bambusa bambos)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Dorotanm
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Maize (Zea mays)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Mat muhly (Muhlenbergia richardsonis)
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Native millet (Panicum decompositum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Mark Marathon
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Needle-and-thread grass (Stipa comata)
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Oat (Avena sativa)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, H. Zell
License: CC BY 3.0



Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Poverty Brome (Bromus sterilis)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Rice (Oryza sativa)
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Rye (Secale cereale)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Harry Rose
License: CC BY 2.0



Soft brome (Bromus hordeaceus)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Sourgrass (Digitaria insularis)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
License: CC BY 3.0 US



Sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Krzysztof Ziarnek (Kenraiz)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, David J. Stang
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)
License: CC BY-SA 2.0



Teff (Eragrostis tef)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Rasbak
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002
License: CC0 1.0



Tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0



West Indian lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Mokkie
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Witchgrass (Panicum capillare)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0



Wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigejos)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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