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State grass Scientific name Image Year adopted California: Purple needlegrass: Nassella pulchra: 2004 [1] Colorado: Blue grama: Bouteloua gracilis: 1987 [2] Illinois: Big bluestem (state prairie grass) Andropogon gerardii: 1989 [3] Kansas: Little bluestem: Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) 2010 [4] Minnesota: Wild rice (state grain ...
Tridens flavus, known as purpletop, purpletop tridens, tall redtop, greasy grass, and grease grass, [1] [2] [3] is a large, robust perennial bunchgrass. The seeds are purple, giving the grass its common name. The seeds are also oily, leading to its other common name, "grease grass". It reproduces by seed and tillers.
Canary grass is a plant, Phalaris canariensis, belonging to the family Poaceae. Originally a native of the Mediterranean region, it is now grown commercially in several parts of the world for birdseed.
Panicum decompositum, known by the common names native millet, native panic, Australian millet, papa grass, and umbrella grass, is a species of perennial grass native to the inland of Australia. It occurs in every mainland state. [1] The seeds can be cultivated to produce flour typically used in Aboriginal bushfood. [2]
Cynosurus cristatus, the crested dog's-tail, is a short-lived perennial grass in the family Poaceae, characterised by a seed head that is flat on one side. It typically grows in species rich grassland .
Enneapogon nigricans, known by the common names blackheads, [1] bottle washers, pappus grass, [1] purpletop grass, [1] and niggerheads, [3] is a perennial Australian grass. Distinctive lance-shaped seedheads appear in late spring and summer. They form at the top of wiry stalks over 30 cm long. They start as an olive green colour, but dry to a ...
Andropogon virginicus is a perennial grass forming narrow clumps of stems up to just over a meter in maximum height (around 3 feet 3 inches). Its stems and leaves are green when new, turning purplish to orange and then straw-colored with age. It produces large amounts of seeds small enough to disperse on the wind. This grass is successful in a ...
Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States (except California, Nevada, and Oregon) as well as a small area north of the Canada–US border and northern Mexico.