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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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002

Barbed wire grass (Cymbopogon refractus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Rasbak

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Unukorno

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, IRNA DIST

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

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

European feather grass (Stipa pennata)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Galina Gouz

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Great millet (Sorghum bicolor)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stefan.lefnaer

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002

Hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Cillas

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Hare's tail grass (Lagurus ovatus)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Yoko Nekonomania

License: CC BY 2.0

Indian goosegrass (Eleusine indica)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Tau'olunga

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stefan.lefnaer

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Maize (Zea mays)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Plenuska

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Mat muhly (Muhlenbergia richardsonis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, T.Voekler

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stan Shebs

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Oat (Avena sativa)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, H. Zell

License: CC BY 3.0

Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Poverty Brome (Bromus sterilis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002

Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Rice (Oryza sativa)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, 阿橋 HQ

License: CC BY-SA 2.0

Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, AnRo0002

Rye (Secale cereale)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Македонец

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Matt Lavin

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

Sourgrass (Digitaria insularis)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

License: CC BY 3.0 US

St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Forest & Kim Starr

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

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, David J. Stang

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Bjorn S...

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

Tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Christian Fischer

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)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stefan.lefnaer

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigejos)

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Stefan.lefnaer

License: CC BY-SA 4.0