Poaceae

Contains 98 genera and 410 accepted taxa overall.

Classification:	Monocots
Common Name:	Grass family
Specimen:	Search the Consortium of Tennessee-Kentucky Herbaria for specimens within this family

Genera

Genus	Common Name	Taxa Count
Aegilops		1
Agropyron		1
Agrostis	BENTGRASS	9
Aira	HAIRGRASS	1
Alopecurus	FOXTAIL	6
Andropogon	BLUESTEM	5
Anthoxanthum	VERNALGRASS	3
Apera		1
Aristida	THREEAWN	8
Arrhenatherum		3
Arthraxon	CARPGRASS	2
Arundinaria	GIANT CANE	3
Arundo	GIANT REED	1
Avena	OAT	2
Avenella		1
Beckmannia		1
Bothriochloa	BEARDGRASS	3
Bouteloua	GRAMMA	3
Brachyelytrum	SHORTHUSK	2
Bromus	BROME	18
Calamagrostis		6
Calamovilfa	SANDREED	1
Cenchrus	SANDBUR	4
Chasmanthium	WOODOATS	3
Chloris	FINGERGRASS	2
Cinna		2
Coix	JOB'S TEARS	1
Coleataenia		8
Cortaderia	PAMPASGRASS	1
Cynodon	BERMUDAGRASS	1
Dactylis	ORCHARDGRASS	1
Danthonia	OATGRASS	4
Deschampsia		2
Diarrhena		2
Dichanthelium	WITCHGRASS	47
Digitaria	CRABGRASS	6
Dinebra		4
Diplachne		1
Echinochloa	COCKSPURGRASS	8
Eleusine	GOOSEGRASS	1
Elymus	VIRGINIA WILDRYE	25
Eragrostis	LOVEGRASS	17
Eremochloa	CENTIPEDEGRASS	1
Erianthus		4
Eriochloa	CUPGRASS	2
Festuca	FESCUE	10
Glyceria	MANNAGRASS	10
Gymnopogon	SKELETONGRASS	2
Holcus		1
Hordeum	BARLEY	4
Imperata	SATINTAIL	1
Kellochloa		1
Koeleria	JUNEGRASS	1
Leersia	CUTGRASS	4
Leptochloa	SPRANGLETOP	1
Lolium	RYEGRASS	6
Melica	MELICGRASS	2
Microstegium	BROWNTOP	1
Milium		2
Miscanthus	SILVERGRASS	1
Mnesithea		1
Muhlenbergia	MUHLY	13
Nassella		1
Neeragrostis		1
Panicum	PANICGRASS	13
Pascopyrum		1
Paspalum	CROWNGRASS	17
Patis		1
Phalaris	CANARYGRASS	4
Phanopyrum	SAVANNAH-PANICGRASS	1
Phleum	TIMOTHY	2
Phragmites	REED	1
Phyllostachys	BAMBOO	3
Piptochaetium	NEEDLEGRASS	1
Poa	BLUEGRASS	17
Puccinellia		1
Sacciolepis	CUPSCALE	1
Schizachne		1
Schizachyrium	LITTLE BLUESTEM	3
Secale	RYE	1
Setaria	BRISTLEGRASS; FOXTAIL	8
Sorghastrum	INDIANGRASS	2
Sorghum	SORGHUM	3
Spartina	CORDGRASS	1
Sphenopholis	WEDGESCALE	6
Sporobolus	DROPSEED	11
Steinchisma		1
Torreyochloa		1
Tridens	TRIDENS	3
Tripidium		1
Triplasis	SANDGRASS	2
Tripsacum	GAMAGRASS	2
Triticum	WHEAT	1
Urochloa	SIGNALGRASS	3
Zea	CORN	2
Zizania	WILD RICE	2
Zizaniopsis	CUTGRASS	1
Zoysia	TEMPLEGRASS	1

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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