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African Bermuda grass, Cynodon transvaalensis
alkali grass (European), Puccinellia distans
alta fescue, Schedonorus phoenix
American barnyard grass, Echinochloa muricata
American mannagrass, Glyceria grandis
American slough grass, Beckmannia syzigachne
Amur silvergrass, Miscanthus sacchariflorus
annual bluegrass, Poa annua
annual ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum
awnless wildrye, Elymus submuticus

barley (foxtail), Hordeum jubatum
barley (Iowa), xElyhordeum iowense
barley (little), Hordeum pusillum
barley (Macoun's), xElyhordeum macounii
barley (Mediterranean), Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum
barley (mountain), xElyhordeum montanense
barley (squirrel-tail), Hordeum jubatum
barley, Hordeum vulgare
barnyard grass (American), Echinochloa muricata
barnyard grass, Echinochloa crusgalli
barnyard grass, Echinochloa muricata
barnyard grass, Echinochloa walteri
beadgrass, Paspalum setaceum
beakgrain (obovate), Diarrhena obovata
bearded shorthusk, Brachyelytrum erectum
bearded spranglegrass, Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis
beardgrass, Andropogon gerardii
beardgrass (broom), Schizachyrium scoparium
beardgrass, (prairie), Schizachyrium scoparium
bennels, Phragmites australis
bentgrass (creeping), Agrostis stolonifera
bentgrass (rough), Agrostis scabra
bentgrass (upland), Agrostis perennans
bentgrass (winter), Agrostis hiemalis
Bermuda grass (African), Cynodon transvaalensis
Bermuda grass (Florida), Cynodon transvaalensis
Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon
big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii
birdseed grass, Phalaris canariensis
blackbent, Panicum virgatum
black-seeded ricegrass, Piptatherum racemosum
blue grama, Bouteloua gracilis
bluegrass (annual), Poa annua
bluegrass (bog), Poa paludigena
bluegrass (bulbous), Poa bulbosa
bluegrass (Canadian), Poa compressa
bluegrass (Chapmans'), Poa chapmaniana
bluegrass (Kentucky), Poa pratensis
bluegrass (marsh), Poa paludigena
bluegrass (meadow), Poa wolfii
bluegrass (oldpasture), Poa saltuensis
bluegrass (Plains), Poa arida
bluegrass (rough), Poa trivialis
bluegrass (sylvan), Poa sylvestris
bluegrass (Wolf's), Poa wolfii
bluegrass (wood), Poa nemoralis
bluegrass (woodland), Poa saltuensis
bluegrass (woodland), Poa sylvestris
bluejoint reedgrass, Calamagrostis canadensis
bluejoint, Andropogon gerardii
bluejoint, Calamagrostis canadensis
bluestem wheatgrass, Pascopyrum smithii
bluestem (big), Andropogon gerardii
bluestem (broomsedge), Andropogon virginicus
bluestem (bushy), Sorghastrum nutans
bluestem (little), Schizachyrium scoparium
bluestem (sand), Andropogon hallii
bog bluegrass, Poa paludigena
bog reed, Phragmites australis
bottlebrush grass, Elymus hystrix
branched muhly, Muhlenbergia sobolifera
bread wheat, Triticum aestivum
bride's lace doggers, Phalaris arundinacea
bristlegrass (bur), Setaria verticillata
bristlegrass (green), Setaria viridis
bristlegrass (hooked), Setaria verticillata
bristlegrass (knotroot), Setaria parviflora
bristlegrass (yellow), Setaria pumila subsp. pumila
bristly foxtail, Setaria verticillata
broadleaved panicgrass, Dichanthelium latifolium
brome (Canada), Bromus pubescens
brome (flanged), Bromus latiglumis
brome (fringed), Bromus ciliatus
brome (Hungarian), Bromus inermis
brome (Japanese), Bromus japonicus
brome (Kalm's), Bromus kalmii
brome (meadow), Bromus commutatus
brome (smooth), Bromus inermis
broom, Schizachyrium scoparium
broom beardgrass, Schizachyrium scoparium
broomcorn, Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
broomcorn, Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor
broomsedge bluestem, Andropogon virginicus
buffalograss, Buchloë dactyloides
bullgrass, Tripsacum dactyloides
bulbous bluegrass, Poa bulbosa
bunchgrass, Schizachyrium scoparium
bunchgrass, Sporobolus heterolepis
bunchgrass (feather), Nassella viridula
bur bristlegrass, Setaria verticillata
bushy bluestem, Sorghastrum nutans

Canada brome, Bromus pubescens
Canada lyme grass, Elymus canadensis
Canada wildrye, Elymus canadensis
Canadian bluegrass, Poa compressa
canary grass (reed), Phalaris arundinacea
canary grass, Phalaris canariensis
catchfly grass, Leersia lenticularis
Chapmans' bluegrass, Poa chapmaniana
cheatgrass, Bromus secalinus
cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum
chess (downy), Bromus tectorum
chess (hairy), Bromus commutatus
chess (Japanese), Bromus japonicus
chess, Bromus secalinus
chinese foxtail, Setaria faberi
churchmouse threeawn, Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma
cluster fescue, Festuca paradoxa
coast cockspur grass, Echinochloa walteri
cockspur grass (coast), Echinochloa walteri
common crabgrass, Digitaria sanguinalis
common eastern wildrye, Elymus virginicus
common foxtail, Alopecurus carolinianus
common hardgrass, Sclerochloa dura
common reed, Phragmites australis
common rivergrass, Scolochloa festucacea
composite dropseed, Sporobolus compositus
cordgrass (freshwater), Spartina pectinata
cordgrass (prairie), Spartina pectinata
corn, Zea mays subsp. mays
couchgrass, Elymus repens
crabgrass (common), Digitaria sanguinalis
crabgrass (hairy), Digitaria sanguinalis
crabgrass (slender), Digitaria filiformis
crabgrass (smooth), Digitaria ischaemum
crabgrass (southern), Digitaria ciliaris
creeping bentgrass, Agrostis stolonifera
creeping lovegrass, Eragrostis reptans
crested hairgrass, Koeleria macrantha
crested wheatgrass (fairway), Agropyron aff. cristatum
cultivated oats, Avena sativa
cultivated rye, Secale cereale
cultivated wheat, Triticum aestivum
cupgrass (hairy), Eriochloa villosa
cupgrass, Eriochloa villosa
Curtis' threeawn, Aristida dichotoma var. curtissii
cutgrass (rice), Leersia oryzoides
cutgrass (white), Leersia virginica
cutgrass, Leersia oryzoides

darnel ryegrass, Lolium temulentum subsp. temulentum
deertongue grass, Dichanthelium clandestinum
doggers (bride's lace), Phalaris arundinacea
doghair grass, Aristida oligantha
downy chess, Bromus tectorum
downy wildrye, Elymus villosus
drooping woodreed, Cinna latifolia
dropseed (composite), Sporobolus compositus
dropseed (hidden), Sporobolus clandestinus
dropseed (northern), Sporobolus heterolepis
dropseed (poverty), Sporobolus vaginiflorus
dropseed (prairie), Sporobolus heterolepis
dropseed (puffsheath), Sporobolus neglectus
dropseed (rough), Sporobolus clandestinus
dropseed (rough), Sporobolus compositus
dropseed (sand), Sporobolus cryptandrus
dropseed (tall), Sporobolus compositus
Dutch reed, Phragmites australis

early mesquite, Buchloë dactyloides
early wildrye, Elymus macgregorii
eastern gamagrass, Tripsacum dactyloides
eastern mannagrass, Glyceria septentrionalis
eastern riverbank wildrye, Elymus riparius
eastern wildrye (common), Elymus virginicus
eggleaf rosettegrass, Dichanthelium ovale subsp. praecocius
eggleaf rosettegrass, Dichanthelium ovale subsp. pseudopubescens
English ryegrass, Lolium perenne
European alkali grass, Puccinellia distans
eyelash grass, Bouteloua gracilis

fairway crested wheatgrass, Agropyron aff. cristatum
fall panicum, Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. dichotomiflorum
fall witchgrass, Digitaria cognata
false melic, Schizachne purpurascens
feather bunchgrass, Nassella viridula
fescue (alta), Schedonorus phoenix
fescue (cluster), Festuca paradoxa
fescue (foxtail), Vulpia myuros
fescue (hard), Festuca trachyphylla
fescue (Kentucky 31), Schedonorus phoenix
fescue (meadow), Schedonorus pratensis
fescue (nodding), Festuca subverticillata
fescue (red), Festuca rubra
fescue (sheep), Festuca ovina
fescue (sheep), Festuca trachyphylla
fescue (sixweeks), Vulpia octoflora
fescue (tall), Schedonorus phoenix
few-flowered panicgrass, Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. oligosanthes
fingergrass, Digitaria filiformis
flanged brome, Bromus latiglumis
floating mannagrass, Glyceria septentrionalis
Florida Bermuda grass, Cynodon transvaalensis
forest muhly, Muhlenbergia sylvatica
fork-tip threeawn, Aristida basiramea
fountaingrass (petioled), Pennisetum petiolare
fowl mannagrass, Glyceria striata
fowl meadow grass, Poa palustris
foxtail (bristly), Setaria verticillata
foxtail (Chinese), Setaria faberi
foxtail (common), Alopecurus carolinianus
foxtail (giant green), Setaria viridis
foxtail (giant), Setaria faberi
foxtail (green), Setaria viridis
foxtail (meadow), Alopecurus carolinianus
foxtail (meadow), Alopecurus pratensis
foxtail (nodding), Setaria faberi
foxtail (shortawn), Alopecurus aequalis
foxtail (tufted), Alopecurus carolinianus
foxtail (yellow), Setaria pumila subsp. pumila
foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum
foxtail fescue, Vulpia myuros
foxtail millet, Setaria italica
foxtail, Alopecurus aequalis
freshwater cordgrass, Spartina pectinata
fringed brome, Bromus ciliatus

gamagrass (eastern), Tripsacum dactyloides
gamagrass, Tripsacum dactyloides
giant foxtail, Setaria faberi
giant green foxtail, Setaria viridis
glumeless wildrye, Elymus hystrix
goatgrass (jointed), Aegilops cylindrica
goatgrass, Aegilops cylindrica
goosegrass, Eleusine indica
grama (blue), Bouteloua gracilis
grama (hairy), Bouteloua hirsuta
grama (side-oats), Bouteloua curtipendula
gramagrass, Bouteloua curtipendula
grass (meadow), Poa trivialis
Great Plains wildrye, Elymus canadensis
green bristlegrass, Setaria viridis
green foxtail (giant), Setaria viridis
green foxtail, Setaria viridis
green muhly, Muhlenbergia racemosa
green nassella, Nassella viridula
green needlegrass, Nassella viridula

hardgrass (common), Sclerochloa dura
hairgrass, Agrostis scabra
hairgrass (crested), Koeleria macrantha
hairy chess, Bromus commutatus
hairy crabgrass, Digitaria sanguinalis
hairy cupgrass, Eriochloa villosa
hairy grama, Bouteloua hirsuta
hairy panicgrass, Dichanthelium acuminatum
hairy woodbrome, Bromus latiglumis
hard fescue, Festuca trachyphylla
hidden dropseed, Sporobolus clandestinus
hog millet, Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
holygrass, Hierochloë odorata
hooked bristlegrass, Setaria verticillata
Hungarian brome, Bromus inermis
Hungarian millet, Setaria italica

India lovegrass, Eragrostis pilosa
Indian goosegrass, Eleusine indica
Indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans
intermediate wheatgrass, Thinopyrum intermedium
Iowa barley, xElyhordeum iowense

Japanese brome, Bromus japonicus
Japanese chess, Bromus japonicus
Johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense
jointed goatgrass, Aegilops cylindrica
Junegrass, Koeleria macrantha

Kalm's brome, Bromus kalmii
Kearney threeawn, Aristida longespica var. geniculata
Kentucky 31 fescue, Schedonorus phoenix
Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis
kneegrass, Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. dichotomiflorum
knotroot bristlegrass, Setaria parviflora
Koeler's grass, Koeleria macrantha

lace doggers (bride's), Phalaris arundinacea
lacegrass, Eragrostis capillaris
lacegrass, Eragrostis frankii
ladygrass, Phalaris arundinacea
lady's lace, Phalaris arundinacea
Leiberg's panicgrass, Dichanthelium leibergii
Lindheimer panicgrass, Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. lindheimeri
linear-leaved panicgrass, Dichanthelium linearifolium
little barley, Hordeum pusillum
little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
little lovegrass, Eragrostis minor
longspine sandbur, Cenchrus longispinus
long-stalked panicgrass, Dichanthelium perlongum
lopgrass, Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
lovegrass (creeping), Eragrostis reptans
lovegrass (India), Eragrostis pilosa
lovegrass (little), Eragrostis minor
lovegrass (purple), Eragrostis pectinacea
lovegrass (purple), Eragrostis spectabilis
lovegrass (sand), Eragrostis trichodes
lovegrass (teel), Eragrostis hypnoides
lyme grass (Canada), Elymus canadensis
lyme grass (Virginia), Elymus virginicus

MacGregor's wildrye, Elymus macgregorii
Macoun's barley, xElyhordeum macounii
maize, Zea mays subsp. mays
mannagrass (American), Glyceria grandis
mannagrass (eastern), Glyceria septentrionalis
mannagrass (floating), Glyceria septentrionalis
mannagrass (fowl), Glyceria striata
mannagrass (small floating), Glyceria borealis
mannagrass, Glyceria borealis
marsh bluegrass, Poa paludigena
marsh muhly, Muhlenbergia glomerata
marsh muhly, Muhlenbergia racemosa
marshgrass, Spartina pectinata
meadow bluegrass, Poa wolfii
meadow brome, Bromus commutatus
meadow fescue, Schedonorus pratensis
meadow foxtail, Alopecurus carolinianus
meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis
meadow grass (fowl), Poa palustris
meadow grass (salt), Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis
meadow grass, Poa trivialis
Mediterranean barley, Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum
melic (false), Schizachne purpurascens
melic (three-flowered), Melica nitens
melic (two-flowered), Melica mutica
mesquite (early), Buchloë dactyloides
mesquite grass, Bouteloua curtipendula
Mexican muhly, Muhlenbergia mexicana
millet (foxtail), Setaria italica
millet (hog), Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
millet (Hungarian), Setaria italica
millet (proso), Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
millet (wood), Milium effusum
millet grass, Milium effusum
mountain barley, xElyhordeum montanense
mountain ricegrass, Piptatherum racemosum
mousseline, Panicum capillare subsp. capillare
mousseline, Panicum capillare subsp. hillmanii
muhly (branched), Muhlenbergia sobolifera
muhly (forest), Muhlenbergia sylvatica
muhly (green), Muhlenbergia racemosa
muhly (marsh), Muhlenbergia glomerata
muhly (marsh), Muhlenbergia racemosa
muhly (Mexican), Muhlenbergia mexicana
muhly (nodding), Muhlenbergia bushii
muhly (Plains), Muhlenbergia cuspidata
muhly (rock), Muhlenbergia sobolifera
muhly (slender), Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
muhly (spiked), Muhlenbergia glomerata
muhly (wirestem), Muhlenbergia frondosa
muhly (wirestem), Muhlenbergia mexicana
muhly (woodland), Muhlenbergia sylvatica
muhly, Muhlenbergia xcurtisetosa

nassella (green), Nassella viridula
needle and thread, Hesperostipa comata
needlegrass (green), Nassella viridula
needlegrass, Aristida basiramea
needlegrass, Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma
needlegrass, Aristida dichotoma var. curtissii
needlegrass, Aristida longespica var. geniculata
needlegrass, Aristida longespica var. longespica
needlegrass, Aristida oligantha
needlegrass, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta
needlegrass, Aristida ramosissima
needlegrass, Aristida tuberculosa
nimblewill, Muhlenbergia schreberi
nodding fescue, Festuca subverticillata
nodding foxtail, Setaria faberi
nodding muhly, Muhlenbergia bushii
nodding wildrye, Elymus canadensis
northern dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis
northern panicgrass, Dichanthelium boreale
northern reedgrass, Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa
northern riverbank wildrye, Elymus wiegandii
oatgrass (poverty), Danthonia spicata
oatgrass (tall), Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius
oatgrass (wild), Sorghastrum nutans
oats (cultivated), Avena sativa
oats (wild), Avena fatua
obovate beakgrain, Diarrhena obovata
oldfield threeawn, Aristida oligantha
oldpasture bluegrass, Poa saltuensis
old witchgrass, Panicum capillare subsp. capillare
old witchgrass, Panicum capillare subsp. hillmanii
orchardgrass, Dactylis glomerata

panicgrass (broadleaved), Dichanthelium latifolium
panicgrass (few-flowered), Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. oligosanthes
panicgrass (hairy), Dichanthelium acuminatum
panicgrass (Leiberg's), Dichanthelium leibergii
panicgrass (Lindheimer), Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. lindheimeri
panicgrass (linear-leaved), Dichanthelium linearifolium
panicgrass (northern), Dichanthelium boreale
panicgrass (rosette), Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum
panicgrass (rosette), Dichanthelium linearifolium
panicgrass (Scribner's), Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. scribnerianum
panicgrass (slim-leaved), Dichanthelium linearifolium
panicgrass (starved), Dichanthelium depauperatum
panicgrass (stiff-leaved), Dichanthelium ovale
panicgrass (western), Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum
panicgrass (Wilcox's), Dichanthelium wilcoxianum
panicgrass (long-stalked), Dichanthelium perlongum
panicum (fall), Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. dichotomiflorum
perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne
petioled fountaingrass, Pennisetum petiolare
Philadelphia witchgrass, Panicum philadelphicum subsp. philadelphicum
pidgeongrass, Setaria pumila subsp. pumila
piptatherum (sharp), Piptatherum pungens
Plains bluegrass, Poa arida
Plains muhly, Muhlenbergia cuspidata
plumegrass, Miscanthus sacchariflorus
polereed, Phragmites australis
pony grass, Eragrostis hypnoides
porcupinegrass, Hesperostipa spartea
poverty dropseed, Sporobolus vaginiflorus
poverty grass, Aristida oligantha
poverty grass, Danthonia spicata
poverty oatgrass, Danthonia spicata
prairie beardgrass, Schizachyrium scoparium
prairie cordgrass, Spartina pectinata
prairie dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis
prairiegrass (tall), Panicum virgatum
prairie sandreed , Calamovilfa longifolia
prairie threeawn, Aristida oligantha
prairie wedgegrass, Sphenopholis intermedia
prairie wedgegrass, Sphenopholis obtusata
pricklegrass (swamp), Crypsis schoenoides
proso millet, Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum
puffsheath dropseed, Sporobolus neglectus
purple lovegrass, Eragrostis pectinacea
purple lovegrass, Eragrostis spectabilis
purple sandgrass, Triplasis purpurea
purple threeawn, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta
purpletop tridens, Tridens flavus
purpletop, Tridens flavus

quackgrass, Elymus repens

red fescue, Festuca rubra
redtop, Agrostis gigantea
redtop (wild), Panicum virgatum
reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea
reed, Phragmites australis
reedgrass (bluejoint), Calamagrostis canadensis
reedgrass (northern), Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa
reedgrass (sand), Calamovilfa longifolia
rice (wild), Zizania palustris
rice cutgrass, Leersia oryzoides
ricegrass (black-seeded), Piptatherum racemosum
ricegrass (mountain), Piptatherum racemosum
ricegrass (rough-leaved), Oryzopsis asperifolia
ricegrass (short-horned), Piptatherum pungens
rip gut, Spartina pectinata
rivergrass (common), Scolochloa festucacea
rock muhly, Muhlenbergia sobolifera
rosettegrass (eggleaf), Dichanthelium ovale subsp. praecocius
rosettegrass (eggleaf), Dichanthelium ovale subsp. pseudopubescens
rosettegrass, tapered, Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum
rosette panicgrass, Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum
rosette panicgrass, Dichanthelium linearifolium
rough bentgrass, Agrostis scabra
rough bluegrass, Poa trivialis
rough dropseed, Sporobolus clandestinus
rough dropseed, Sporobolus compositus
rough-leaved ricegrass, Oryzopsis asperifolia
rye, Secale cereale
ryebrome, Bromus secalinus
ryegrass, Elymus canadensis
ryegrass (annual), Lolium multiflorum
ryegrass (darnel), Lolium temulentum subsp. temulentum
ryegrass (English), Lolium perenne
ryegrass (perennial), Lolium perenne

salt meadow grass, Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis
saltgrass, Distichlis spicata
sand bluestem, Andropogon hallii
sand dropseed, Sporobolus cryptandrus
sand lovegrass, Eragrostis trichodes
sand reedgrass, Calamovilfa longifolia
sandbur, Cenchrus longispinus
sandgrass (purple), Triplasis purpurea
sandgrass, Triplasis purpurea
sandreed (prairie), Calamovilfa longifolia
sandbur (longspine), Cenchrus longispinus
scratchgrass, Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Scribner's panicgrass, Dichanthelium oligosanthes subsp. scribnerianum
s-curve threeawn, Aristida ramosissima
sea-beach grass, Aristida tuberculosa
seaside threeawn, Aristida tuberculosa
sesame grass, Tripsacum dactyloides
sharp piptatherum, Piptatherum pungens
sheep fescue, Festuca ovina
sheep fescue, Festuca trachyphylla
shortawn foxtail, Alopecurus aequalis
short-horned ricegrass, Piptatherum pungens
shorthusk (bearded), Brachyelytrum erectum
side-oats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula
silvergrass (Amur), Miscanthus sacchariflorus
sixweeks fescue, Vulpia octoflora
slender crabgrass, Digitaria filiformis
slender muhly, Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
slender wedgegrass, Sphenopholis intermedia
slender wheatgrass, Elymus trachycaulus
slender wildrye, Elymus villosus
slim-leaved panicgrass, Dichanthelium linearifolium
slimspike threeawn, Aristida longespica var. longespica
slough grass, Beckmannia syzigachne
sloughgrass, Spartina pectinata
southeastern wildrye, Elymus glabriflorus
small floating mannagrass, Glyceria borealis
smooth brome, Bromus inermis
smooth crabgrass, Digitaria ischaemum
sorghum, Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor
southeastern wildrye, Elymus glabriflorus
southern crabgrass, Digitaria ciliaris
speargrass, Hesperostipa comata
spiked muhly, Muhlenbergia glomerata
spires, Phalaris arundinacea
spires, Phragmites australis
spranglegrass (bearded), Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis
squirrel-tail barley, Hordeum jubatum
starved panicgrass, Dichanthelium depauperatum
stiff-leaved panicgrass, Dichanthelium ovale
stinkgrass, Eragrostis cilianensis
stout woodreed, Cinna arundinacea
Sudangrass, Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii
swamp pricklegrass, Crypsis schoenoides
sweetgrass, Hierochloë odorata
switch grass, Panicum virgatum
sword grass, Phalaris arundinacea
sylvan bluegrass, Poa sylvestris

tall dropseed, Sporobolus compositus
tall fescue, Schedonorus phoenix
tall oatgrass, Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius
tall prairiegrass, Panicum virgatum
tall wheatgrass, Thinopyrum ponticum
tapered rosette grass, Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum
teel lovegrass, Eragrostis hypnoides
terrell grass, Elymus virginicus
thatchgrass, Panicum virgatum
three-awned grass, Aristida basiramea
three-flowered melic, Melica nitens
ticklegrass, Agrostis hiemalis
ticklegrass, Agrostis scabra
ticklegrass, Aristida oligantha
ticklegrass, Panicum capillare subsp. capillare
ticklegrass, Panicum capillare subsp. hillmanii
timothy, Phleum pratense
tridens (purpletop), Tridens flavus
tufted foxtail, Alopecurus carolinianus
tumblegrass, Panicum capillare subsp. capillare
tumblegrass, Panicum capillare subsp. hillmanii
tumblegrass, Schedonnardus paniculatus
turkey foot, Andropogon gerardii
two-flowered melic, Melica mutica

unequal-glumed wildrye, Elymus diversiglumis
upland bentgrass, Agrostis perennans

vanillagrass, Hierochloë odorata
velvetgrass, Holcus lanatus
Virginia lyme grass, Elymus virginicus
Virginia wildrye, Elymus virginicus

wedgegrass (prairie), Sphenopholis obtusata
wedgegrass (slender), Sphenopholis intermedia
western panicgrass, Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. implicatum
western wheatgrass, Pascopyrum smithii
wheat (bread), Triticum aestivum
wheat (cultivated), Triticum aestivum
wheatgrass (bluestem), Pascopyrum smithii
wheatgrass (crested), Agropyron aff. cristatum
wheatgrass (fairway crested), Agropyron aff. cristatum
wheatgrass (intermediate), Thinopyrum intermedium
wheatgrass (slender), Elymus trachycaulus
wheatgrass (tall), Thinopyrum ponticum
wheatgrass (western), Pascopyrum smithii
white cutgrass, Leersia virginica
whitegrass, Aristida oligantha
whitegrass, Leersia virginica
whitetop, Scolochloa festucacea
Wiegand's wildrye, Elymus wiegandii
Wilcox's panicgrass, Dichanthelium wilcoxianum
wild broomcorn, Phragmites australis
wild oatgrass, Sorghastrum nutans
wild oats, Avena fatua
wild redtop, Panicum virgatum
wildrice, Zizania palustris
wildrye (awnless), Elymus submuticus
wildrye (Canada), Elymus canadensis
wildrye (common eastern), Elymus virginicus
wildrye (downy), Elymus villosus
wildrye (early), Elymus macgregorii
wildrye (eastern riverbank), Elymus riparius
wildrye (glumeless), Elymus hystrix
wildrye (Great Plains), Elymus canadensis
wildrye (MacGregor's), Elymus macgregorii
wildrye (nodding), Elymus canadensis
wildrye (northern riverbank), Elymus wiegandii
wildrye (slender), Elymus villosus
wildrye (southeastern), Elymus glabriflorus
wildrye (unequal-glumed), Elymus diversiglumis
wildrye (Virginia), Elymus virginicus
wildrye (Wiegand's), Elymus wiegandii
windmill grass, Chloris verticillata
winter bentgrass, Agrostis hiemalis
wiregrass, Aristida basiramea
wiregrass, Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma
wiregrass, Aristida dichotoma var. curtissii
wiregrass, Aristida longespica var. longespica
wiregrass, Aristida oligantha
wiregrass, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta
wiregrass, Aristida ramosissima
wiregrass, Aristida tuberculosa
wiregrass, Aristida longespica var. geniculata
wiregrass, Schizachyrium scoparium
wirestem muhly, Muhlenbergia frondosa
wirestem muhly, Muhlenbergia mexicana
witchgrass (fall), Digitaria cognata
witchgrass (Philadelphia), Panicum philadelphicum subsp. philadelphicum
witchgrass, Panicum capillare subsp. capillare
witchgrass, Panicum capillare subsp. hillmanii
witchgrass, Panicum philadelphicum subsp. gattingeri
Wolf's bluegrass, Poa wolfii
Wobsqua grass, Panicum virgatum
wood bluegrass, Poa nemoralis
wood millet, Milium effusum
woodbrome (hairy), Bromus latiglumis
woodgrass, Sorghastrum nutans
woodland bluegrass, Poa saltuensis
woodland bluegrass, Poa sylvestris
woodland muhly, Muhlenbergia sylvatica
woodreed (drooping), Cinna latifolia
woodreed (stout), Cinna arundinacea
woodreed, Cinna arundinacea
woolly cupgrass, Eriochloa villosa

yellow bristlegrass, Setaria pumila subsp. pumila
yellow foxtail, Setaria pumila subsp. pumila
Yorkshire fog, Holcus lanatus

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