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Scientific Name	Common Name	Native Status
Aegilops cylindrica Host	Jointed Goatgrass	I
Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertoloni	Small Goat Grass, Three-awned Goat Grass	I
Agrostis altissima (Walt.) Tuckerm.	Coastal Bog Bentgrass, Tall Bentgrass	N
Agrostis capillaris L.	Colonial Bentgrass	I
Agrostis elliottiana J.A. Schultes	Elliott's Bentgrass, Southern Bentgrass	N
Agrostis gigantea Roth	Redtop	I
Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P.	Winter Bentgrass, Ticklegrass	N
Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman	Autumn Bentgrass	N
Agrostis scabra Willd.	Rough Bentgrass	N
Agrostis stolonifera L.	Creeping Bentgrass	I
Aira caryophyllea L.	Silver Hairgrass	I
Aira elegans Willd. ex Kunth	Elegant Hairgrass	I
Aira praecox L.	Early Hairgrass, Spike Hairgrass	I
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. var. aequalis	Short-awn Foxtail Grass
Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.	Carolina Foxtail Grass	N
Alopecurus geniculatus L.	Water Foxtail Grass	I
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.	Slender Foxtail Grass	I
Alopecurus pratensis L.	Meadow Foxtail Grass	I
Amphicarpum amphicarpon (Pursh) Nash	Pine-barrens Peanut Grass, Pine-Barrens Goobergrass, Blue Maidencane	N
Andropogon campbellii U.B. Deshmukh, M.B. Shende, & E.S. Reddy	Deceptive Bluestem	N
Andropogon cretaceus Weakley & Schori	Chalky Bluestem	N
Andropogon gerardii Vitman	Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot	N
Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P.	Bushy Bluestem	N
Andropogon gyrans Ashe	Elliott's Bluestem	N
Andropogon hirsutior (Hackel) Weakley & LeBlond	Hairy Bluestem	N
Andropogon mohrii (Hack.) Hack. ex Vasey	Mohr's Bluestem, Tawny Bluestem	N
Andropogon perangustatus Nash	Narrow-leaved Bluestem	N
Andropogon tenuispatheus (Nash) Nash	Maritime Bushy Bluestem	N
Andropogon ternarius Michx. var. ternarius	Splitbeard Bluestem, Silvery Bluestem	N
Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus	Broomsedge, Broomstraw, Sedge Grass, Sage Grass	N
Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss.	Annual Vernal Grass	I
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.	Sweet Vernal Grass	I
Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. curtissii Gray	Curtiss' Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. dichotoma	Fork-tip Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Ell.	Woolly Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida longespica Poir.	Eastern Slim-spike, Long-awned Slim-spike, Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida oligantha Michx.	Prairie Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida purpurascens Poir.	Purple Three-awn Grass, Arrow-feather, Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida ramosissima Engelm. ex A.Gray,	S-Curve Threeawn	I
Aristida tuberculosa Nutt.	Sea-beach Needlegrass, Seaside Three-awn Grass	N
Aristida virgata Trin.	Wandlike Three-awn Grass	N
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. & K. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner	Tuber Oatgrass	I
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. & K. Presl var. elatius	Tall Oatgrass	I
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino var. hispidus	Joint-head Grass	I
Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl.	Giant Cane, River Cane	N
Arundinaria tecta (Walt.) Muhl.	Small Cane, Switch Cane	N
Arundo donax L.	Giant Reed	I
Avena sativa L.	Oats	I
Avenella flexuosa (Linnaeus) Drejer	Wavy Hairgrass	N
Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm.	Common Carpetgrass, Southern Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus (Fluegge) A.S. Hitchc.	Big Carpetgrass	N
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake	Australian Bluestem, Caucasian Bluestem	I
Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng	Yellow Bluestem	I
Bothriochloa torreyana (Steud.) Scrivanti & Antón	Silver Bluestem	I
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula	Side-oats Grama	N
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nuttall) J.T. Thomas	Buffalo Grass	I
Brachyelytrum aristosum (Michx.) Trel. in Banner & Coville	Northern Shorthusk	N
Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv.	Bearded Shorthusk, Common Shorthusk	N
Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) P. Beauv. ssp. sylvaticum	Slender False Brome	I
Briza minor L.	Lesser Quaking Grass	I
Bromus catharticus Vahl var. catharticus	Rescue Grass	I
Bromus ciliatus L.	Fringed Brome Grass, Fringed Brome	N
Bromus erectus Huds.	Upright Brome, Erect Brome	I
Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. hordeaceus	Soft Brome Grass, Soft Brome, Soft Chess	I
Bromus inermis Leyss.	Awnless Brome Grass, Smooth Brome	I
Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr.	Japanese Brome Grass, Japanese Chess	I
Bromus kalmii Gray	Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome	N
Bromus latiglumis (Shear) A.S. Hitchc.	Riverbank Brome, Auricled Brome, Hairy Woodbrome	N
Bromus nottowayanus Fern.	Nottoway Valley Brome Grass, Satin Brome	N
Bromus pubescens Sprengel	Common Eastern Brome Grass, Hairy Woodland Brome	N
Bromus racemosus L.	Smooth Brome, Bald Brome, Meadow Brome, Hairy Chess	I
Bromus rigidus Roth	Ripgut Grass	I
Bromus scoparius L.	Broom Brome	I
Bromus secalinus L.	Cheat, Common Chess, Rye Brome	I
Bromus sterilis L.	Poverty Brome	I
Bromus tectorum L.	Downy Brome, Downy Chess, Cheatgrass	I
Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fern.) Saarela ssp. breviligulata	American Beach Grass	N
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. var. canadensis	Bluejoint, Canada Reedgrass	N
Calamagrostis porteri Gray ssp. porteri	Porter's Reedgrass	N
Calamovilfa brevipilis (Torr.) Scribn.	Pine Barren Sandreed, Pine Barren Reedgrass	N
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone	Pearl Millet	I
Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern.	Northern Sandbur, Common Sandbur	N
Cenchrus purpurascens Thunb.	Fountain Grass	I
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.	Coastal Sandbur	N
Cenchrus tribuloides L.	Dune Sandbur	N
Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates	River Oats	N
Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates	Slender Spikegrass	N
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (Poir.) Yates	Long-leaf Spikegrass	N
Chloris verticillata Nutt.	Windmill Grass	I
Chloris virgata Sw.	Feather Finger Grass, Showy Chloris	I
Cinna arundinacea L.	Common Wood Reedgrass, Sweet Wood Reed-grass	N
Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb.	Slender Wood Reedgrass, Drooping Wood Reedgrass	N
Coleataenia anceps (Michx.) Soreng ssp. anceps	Beaked Panic Grass	N
Coleataenia anceps (Michx.) Soreng ssp. rhizomatosa (Hitchcock & Chase) Soreng	Small Beaked Panic Grass	N
Coleataenia longifolia (Torrey) Soreng ssp. combsii (Scribner & C.R. Ball) Soreng	Combs' Panic Grass	N
Coleataenia longifolia (Torrey) Soreng ssp. longifolia	Long-leaved Panic Grass	N
Coleataenia pulchra (F. Dietrich) Mabberley & LeBlond	Redtop Panic Grass	N
Coleataenia rigidula (Bosc ex Nees) LeBlond ssp. condensa (Nash) LeBlond	Dense Panic Grass	N
Coleataenia rigidula (Bosc ex Nees) LeBlond ssp. rigidula	Tall Flat Panic Grass	N
Cortaderia selloana (Schultes & Schultes f.) Aschers. & Graebn.	Pampas Grass	I
Ctenium aromaticum (Walt.) Wood	Toothache Grass, Orange Grass	N
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.	Bermuda Grass	I
Cynosurus echinatus L.	Rough Dogtail Grass, Bristly Dogtail Grass	I
Dactylis glomerata L.	Orchard Grass	I
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.	Crowfoot Grass	I
Danthonia compressa Austin	Mountain Oatgrass	N
Danthonia sericea Nutt.	Silky Oatgrass	N
Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes	Poverty Oatgrass	N
Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv.	Tufted Hairgrass	N
Diarrhena americana Beauv.	American Beakgrain, Eastern Beakgrain	N
Diarrhena obovata (Gleason) Brandenburg	Western Beakgrain
Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark	Needle-leaf Panic Grass, Needle-leaf Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. acuminatum	Woolly Panic Grass, Woolly Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann	Slender-stemmed Panic Grass, Slender-stemmed Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. lindheimeri (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark	Lindheimer's Panic Grass, Lindheimer's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium acuminatum complex		N
Dichanthelium angustifolium (Ell.) Gould	Narrow-leaved Panic Grass, Narrow-leaved Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium annulum (Ashe) LeBlond	Ringed Panic Grass, Ringed Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium appalachiense Townsend & LeBlond	Appalachian Panic Grass, Appalachian Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium arenicoloides (Ashe) LeBlond	Sandy Woods Panic Grass, Sandy Woods Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium bicknellii (Nash) LeBlond	Bicknell's Panic Grass, Bicknell's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark	Bosc's Panic Grass, Bosc's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium caerulescens (Hack. ex Fitchc.) Correll	Blue Panic Grass, Blue Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould	Deer-Tongue Grass	N
Dichanthelium columbianum (Scribn.) Freckmann	American Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould	Variable Panic Grass, Ashe's Panic Grass	N
Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. ashei (Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbrock	Ashe's Panic Grass, Ashe's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. commutatum	Variable Panic Grass, Variable Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium consanguineum (Kunth) Gould & C.A. Clark	Blood Panic Grass, Blood Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium cryptanthum (Ashe) LeBlond	Hidden-flowered Panic Grass, Hidden-flowered Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium curtifolium (Nash) LeBlond	Short-leaf Panic Grass, Short-leaf Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium depauperatum (Muhl.) Gould	Starved Panic Grass, Starved Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum	Small-fruited Panic Grass, Forked Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. nitidum (Lam.) LeBlond	Shining Panic Grass, Shining Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium dichotomum complex		N
Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldwin ex Elliott) Gould	Small-leaved Panic Grass, Small-leaved Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium filiramum (Ashe) LeBlond		N
Dichanthelium harvillii Ludwig & LeBlond	Harvill's Panic Grass, Harvill's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium inflatum (Scribn. & J.G. Sm.) J.R. Thomas		N
Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Harvill	Broad-leaf Panic Grass, Broad-leaf Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould	Open-flower Panic Grass, Open-flower Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann	Rough Panic Grass, Rough Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn.) Gould	Slim-leaf Panic Grass, Linear-leaf Panic Grass, Slim-leaf Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann	Coastal Plain Panic Grass, Coastal Plain Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium lucidum (Ashe) LeBlond	Bog Panic Grass, Bog Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Mohlenbrock	Mattamuskeet Panic Grass, Mattamuskeet Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium meridionale (Ashe) Freckmann	Matting Panic Grass, Matting Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium microcarpon (Muhl. ex Elliott) Mohlenbrock	Branched Panic Grass, Small-fruited Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium mundum (Fern.) LeBlond	Elegant Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium mutabile (Scribner & J.G. Smith ex Nash) Wipff		N
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (J.A. Schultes) Gould	Few-flowered Panic Grass, Few-flowered Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium ovale (Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. addisonii (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark	Addison's Panic Grass, Addison's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium ovale (Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. ovale	Oval-flowered Panic Grass, Oval-flowered Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium polyanthes (Schultes) Mohlenbrock	Round-seed Panic Grass, Many-flowered Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium portoricense (Desv. ex Ham.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin ssp. patulum (Scribn. & Murr.) Freckmann & Lelong	Hemlock Panic Grass, Hemlock Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium portoricense (Desv. ex Ham.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin ssp. portoricense	Puerto Rican Panic Grass, Puerto Rican Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium ravenelii (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould	Ravenel's Panic Grass, Ravenel's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium recognitum (Fernald) LeBlond	Novel Witchgrass, Novel Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium roanokense (Ashe) LeBlond	Roanoke Panic Grass, Roanoke Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium scabriusculum (Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark	Tall Swamp Panic Grass, Tall Swamp Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium scoparium (Lam.) Gould	Velvet Panic Grass, Velvet Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium scribnerianum (Nash) J.R. Thomas	Scribner's Panic Grass, Scribner's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould	Round-fruited Panic Grass, Round-fruited Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium spretum (J.A. Schultes) Freckmann	Eaton's Panic Grass, Eaton's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium strigosum (Muhl. ex. Ell.) Freckmann var. strigosum	Rough-hair Panic Grass, Rough-hair witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium tenue (Muhl.) Freckmann & Lelong	White-edged Panic Grass, White-edged Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium villosissimum (Nash) Freckmann var. villosissimum	White-haired Panic Grass, White-haired Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium wrightianum (Scribn.) Freckmann	Wright's Panic Grass, Wright's Witchgrass	N
Dichanthelium yadkinense (Ashe) Mohlenbrock	Spotted-sheath Panic Grass, Spotted-sheath Witchgrass	N
Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koeler	Southern Crabgrass	N
Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koeler var. filiformis	Slender Crabgrass	N
Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl.	Smooth Crabgrass	I
Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.	Northern Crabgrass	I
Digitaria sanguinalis / ciliaris complex	Hairy Crabgrass, Big Crabgrass, Southern Crabgrass
Digitaria serotina (Walt.) Michx.	Dwarf Crabgrass	N
Digitaria texana A.S. Hitchc.	Texas Crabgrass	I
Digitaria villosa (Walt.) Pers.	Shaggy Crabgrass	N
Digitaria violascens Link.	Violet Crabgrass	I
Dinebra panicea (Retz.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow ssp. brachiata (Steud.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow	Red Sprangletop
Dinebra panicoides (J. Presl.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow	Amazon Sprangletop	I
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. fascicularis (Lam.). P.M. Peterson & N. Snow	Bearded Sprangletop, Long-awned Sprangletop, Salt-meadow Grass	N
Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. ssp. uninervia (J. Presl) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow	Mexican Sprangletop	I
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene	Saltgrass	N
Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link	Jungle-rice	I
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. var. crus-galli	Barnyard Grass	I
Echinochloa frumentacea Link	Japanese Millet, Siberian Millet, Billion-dollar Grass	I
Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. microstachya Wieg.	Rough Barnyard Grass	N
Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. muricata	Rough Barnyard Grass	N
Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller	Swamp Barnyard Grass, Coast Cockspur Grass	N
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.	Indian Goosegrass, Yard Grass	I
Elymus canadensis L. var. canadensis	Nodding Wild Rye	N
Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey ex L.H. Dewey) Scribn. & C.R. Ball	Southeastern Wild Rye	N
Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey ex L.H. Dewey) Scribn. & C.R. Ball var. australis (Scribn. & C.R. Ball) J.J.N. Campbell	Hairy Southeastern Wild Rye	N
Elymus glabriflorus (Vasey ex L.H. Dewey) Scribn. & C.R. Ball var. glabriflorus	Smooth Southeastern Wild Rye	N
Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix	Bottlebrush Grass	N
Elymus hystrix L. var. piedmontanus Poindexter & Weakley	Piedmont Bottlebrush Grass	N
Elymus macgregorii Brooks & Campbell	Early Wild Rye, MacGregor's Wild Rye	N
Elymus repens (L.) Gould	Quackgrass, Dog Grass	I
Elymus riparius Wieg.	Riverbank Wild Rye	N
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus	Slender Wheatgrass	N
Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.	Hairy Wild Rye, Downy Wild Rye	N
Elymus virginicus L. var. halophilus (Bickn.) Wieg.	Virginia Wild Rye	N
Elymus virginicus L. var. intermedius (Vasey ex . Gray) Bush	Virginia Wild Rye	N
Elymus virginicus L. var. jejunus (Ramalay) Bush	Virginia Wild Rye	N
Elymus virginicus L. var. virginicus	Virginia Wild Rye	N
Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees	Lacegrass	N
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignola. ex Janchen	Stinkgrass	I
Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees	Weeping Lovegrass	I
Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud.	Sandbar Lovegrass, Frank's Lovegrass	N
Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees	Big-top Lovegrass	N
Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P.	Creeping Lovegrass	N
Eragrostis intermedia A.S. Hitchc.	Plains Lovegrass	I
Eragrostis minor Host	Little Lovegrass	I
Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees var. pectinacea	Tufted Lovegrass, Carolina Lovegrass, Western Lovegrass	N
Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. var. pilosa	India Lovegrass	I
Eragrostis refracta (Muhl.) Scribn.	Coastal Lovegrass	N
Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl ssp. oxylepis (Torr.) S.D. Koch	Red Lovegrass	I
Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.	Purple Lovegrass, Tumblegrass	N
Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood	Sand Lovegrass	I
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.	Centipede Grass	I
Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Ell.	Silver Plumegrass, Woolly Plumegrass	N
Erianthus coarctatus Fernald	Compressed Plumegrass, Brown Plumegrass	N
Erianthus contortus Ell.	Spiral-awned Plumegrass, Short-beard Plumegrass	N
Erianthus giganteus (Walt.) P. Beauv.	Giant Plumegrass, Sugarcane Plumegrass	N
Erianthus strictus Baldwin	Narrow Plumegrass, Slender Plumegrass	N
Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata	Taper-tip Cupgrass	I
Eriochloa contracta A.S. Hitchc.	Prairie Cupgrass	I
Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth	Chinese Cupgrass	I
Festuca filiformis Pourret	Hair Fescue, Fineleaf Sheep Fescue	I
Festuca paradoxa Desv.	Cluster Fescue	N
Festuca rubra L.	Red Fescue	N
Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev	Nodding Fescue	N
Festuca trachyphylla (Hackell) Krajina	Hard Fescue	I
Glyceria acutiflora Torr.	Sharp-scaled Mannagrass, Creeping Mannagrass	N
Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin.	Canada Mannagrass, Rattlesnake Mannagrass	N
Glyceria grandis S. Wats. var. grandis	American Mannagrass	N
Glyceria laxa (Scribn.) Scribn.	Northern Mannagrass, Lax Mannagrass	N
Glyceria melicaria (Michx.) F.T. Hubbard	Slender Mannagrass, Melic Mannagrass	N
Glyceria obtusa (Muhl.) Trin.	Coastal Mannagrass	N
Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc.	Eastern Mannagrass, Floating Mannagrass	N
Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. var. striata	Fowl Mannagrass	N
Greeneochloa coarctata (Eaton) P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá	Nuttall's Reedgrass	N
Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) B.S.P.	Eastern Beard Grass	N
Gymnopogon brevifolius Trin.	Short-leaf Beard Grass	N
Hierochloe hirta (Schrank) Borbás	Holy Grass, Sweet Grass, Vanilla Grass	N
Holcus lanatus L.	Common Velvet Grass	I
Hordeum jubatum L. ssp. jubatum	Foxtail Barley
Hordeum murinum L.	Wall Barley, False Barley	I
Hordeum pusillum Nutt.	Little Barley	N
Hordeum vulgare L.	Barley	I
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.	Cogongrass, Brazilian Satintail	I
Kellochloa verrucosa (Muhl.) Lizarazu, M.V. Nicola, & Scataglini	Warty Panic Grass	N
Koeleria spicata (Linnaeus) Barberá, Quintanar, Soreng, & P.M. Peterson ssp. spicata	Narrow False Oats, Alpine Oatgrass, Spike Trisetum	N
Leersia hexandra Sw.	Southern Cutgrass, Clubhead Cutgrass	N
Leersia lenticularis Michx.	Catchfly Cutgrass	N
Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.	Rice Cutgrass	N
Leersia virginica Willd.	White Grass, White Cutgrass, Virginia Cutgrass	N
Leptoloma cognatum (Schultes) Chase	Fall Witch Grass	N
Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.	Tall Fescue, Alta Fescue	I
Lolium perenne L.	Rye Grass	I
Lolium perenne L. var. aristatum Willd.	Italian Rye Grass, Annual Rye Grass	I
Lolium perenne L. var. perenne	English Rye Grass, Perennial Rye Grass	I
Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh.	Meadow Fescue	I
Lolium temulentum L.	Darnel	I
Melica mutica Walt.	Two-flower Melic	N
Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper	Three-flower Melic	N
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus	Japanese Stiltgrass, Nepalese Brown-top, Japanese Grass	I
Milium effusum L. var. cisatlanticum Fern.	Tall Millet Grass, American Millet Grass, American Wood Millet	N
Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.	Chinese Silvergrass, Eulalia, Maiden Grass	I
Mnesithea rugosa (Nutt.) de Koning & Sosef	Wrinkled Jointgrass	N
Muhlenbergia bushii Pohl	Bush's Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.	Hair-awn Muhly, Long-awn Hairgrass	N
Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb.	Plains Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin.	Cut-over Muhly, Savanna Hairgrass	N
Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.	Smooth Wirestem Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia glabrifloris Scribn.	Inland Muhly, Smooth Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia glomerata (Willd.) Trin.	Marsh Muhly, Spiked Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin.	Hairy Wirestem Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.	Nimblewill	N
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Trin.	Rock Muhly, Cliff Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia sylvatica (Torr.) Torr. ex Gray	Woodland Muhly	N
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora (Willd.) B.S.P.	Slender Muhly	N
Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) P. Beauv.	Wavyleaf Basketgrass, Wavyleaf Grass	I
Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.	Rough-leaved Ricegrass, White-grained Mountain Ricegrass	N
Panicum amarulum Hitchc. & Chase	Beach Panic Grass, Southern Seabeach Grass	N
Panicum amarum complex	Sea-beach Grass, Beach Panic Grass	N
Panicum amarum Ell.	Bitter Seabeach Grass	N
Panicum capillare L. ssp. capillare	Witch Panic Grass	N
Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. var. dichotomiflorum	Spreading Panic Grass, Fall Panic Grass	N
Panicum flexile (Gattinger) Scribn.	Wiry Panic Grass	N
Panicum hemitomon J.A. Schultes	Maidencane	N
Panicum miliaceum L.	Broomcorn Millet, Hog Millet	I
Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Trin. ssp. gattingeri (Nash) Freckm. & Lelong	Gattinger's Panic Grass	N
Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Trin. ssp. philadelphicum	Philadelphia Panic Grass	N
Panicum virgatum L.	Switchgrass	N
Panicum virgatum L. var. cubense Griseb.	Blunt Switchgrass	N
Panicum virgatum L. var. spissum Linder	Tufted Switchgrass	N
Panicum virgatum L. var. virgatum	Switchgrass	N
Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E. Hubbard	Sickle Grass	I
Paspalum bifidum (Bertol.) Nash	Pitchfork Paspalum, Pitchfork Crowngrass	N
Paspalum boscianum Fluegge	Bull Paspalum	N
Paspalum dilatatum Poir.	Dallis Grass	I
Paspalum dissectum (L.) L.	Walter's Paspalum, Mudbank Crowngrass	N
Paspalum distichum L.	Joint Paspalum, Knotgrass	N
Paspalum floridanum Michx.	Florida Paspalum	N
Paspalum laeve Michx.	Field Paspalum	N
Paspalum notatum Fluegge	Bahia Grass	I
Paspalum praecox Walter var. curtisianum (Steud.) Vasey	Early Paspalum	N
Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. var. glabrum Vasey	Hairy-seed Paspalum, Hairy-seed Crown-grass	N
Paspalum repens P.J. Bergius	Water Paspalum, Horsetail Paspalum	N
Paspalum setaceum Michx.	Thin Paspalum, Slender Paspalum	N
Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. ciliatifolium (Michx.) Vasey	Hairy Slender Paspalum	N
Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. mühlenbergii (Nash) Fern.	Muhlenberg's Slender Paspalum	N
Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. setaceum	Thin Paspalum, Slender Paspalum	N
Paspalum urvillei Steud.	Vasey's Grass	I
Patis racemosa (Sm.) Romasch., P.M. Peterson, & Soreng	Black-seed Ricegrass	N
Phalaris arundinacea L.	Reed Canary Grass, Ribbon Grass
Phalaris canariensis L.	Annual Canary Grass, Common Canary Grass, Birdseed Grass	I
Phalaris caroliniana Walt.	Carolina Canary Grass, Maygrass	N
Phanopyrum gymnocarpon (Ell.) Nash	Savanna Panic Grass, Clustered Panic Grass	N
Phleum pratense L.	Timothy	I
Phragmites americanus (Saltonstall P.M. Peterson, & Soreng) A. Haines	American Common Reed	N
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.	Common Reed	I
Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A. & C. Riviere	Golden Bamboo	I
Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure	Yellowgroove Bamboo	I
Phyllostachys bissetii McClure	Bisset's Bamboo	I
Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro	Black Bamboo	I
Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi	Eastern Needlegrass	N
Pleioblastus fortunei (Van Houtte) Nakai	Pygmy Bamboo, Dwarf Fern-leaf Bamboo	I
Poa alsodes Gray	Grove Bluegrass	N
Poa annua L.	Annual Bluegrass	I
Poa arachnifera Torr,	Texas Bluegrass	I
Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Ell.	Autumn Bluegrass	N
Poa bulbosa L. ssp. vivipara (Koel.) Arcang.	Bulbous Bluegrass	I
Poa chapmaniana Scribn.	Chapman's Bluegrass	N
Poa compressa L.	Flat-stemmed Bluegrass	I
Poa cuspidata Nutt.	Early Bluegrass, Short-leaved Bluegrass	N
Poa iconia Azn. var. iconia		I
Poa languida Hitchc.	Drooping Bluegrass	N
Poa nemoralis L.	Wood Bluegrass	I
Poa paludigena Fern. & Wieg.	Bog Bluegrass	N
Poa palustris L.	Fowl Bluegrass	N
Poa pratensis L.	Kentucky Bluegrass	I
Poa saltuensis Fern. & Wieg.	Weak Bluegrass	N
Poa sylvestris Gray	Woodland Bluegrass	N
Poa trivialis L. ssp. trivialis	Rough Bluegrass	I
Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.	Annual Rabbitfoot Grass	I
Pseudosasa japonica (Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai	Arrow Bamboo	I
Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl.	European Alkali Grass	I
Puccinellia fasciculata (Torr.) Bickn.	Eastern Alkali Grass, Saltmarsh Goosegrass
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton	Itchgrass	I
Sacciolepis striata (L.) Nash	American Cupscale	N
Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen	Purple Oatgrass, False Melic	N
Schizachyrium littorale (Nash) E.P. Bicknell	Seaside Little Bluestem	N
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash var. scoparium	Little Bluestem	N
Sclerochloa dura (L.) Beauv.	Hard Grass, Fairground Grass	I
Secale cereale L.	Rye	I
Setaria faberi Herrm.	Nodding Bristlegrass, Japanese Bristlegrass	I
Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.	Foxtail-millet, Italian Bristlegrass	I
Setaria magna Griseb.	Giant Bristlegrass, Giant Foxtail	N
Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguelen	Knotroot Bristlegrass, Knotroot Foxtail	N
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roemer & Schultes ssp. pumila	Yellow Bristlegrass, Yellow Foxtail	I
Setaria verticillata (L.) Beauv.	Hooked Bristlegrass	I
Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. var. viridis	Green Bristlegrass, Green Foxtail	I
Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash	Slender Indian Grass	N
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash	Indian Grass, Yellow Indian Grass	N
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.	Johnson Grass	I
Spartina alterniflora Loisel.	Saltmarsh Cordgrass, Smooth Cordgrass	N
Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth	Big Cordgrass, Giant Cordgrass	N
Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.	Saltmeadow Cordgrass, Saltmeadow Hay	N
Spartina pectinata Link	Freshwater Cordgrass, Prairie Cordgrass	N
Sphenopholis filiformis (Chapman) Scribn.	Long-leaf Wedgegrass	N
Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.	Shiny Wedgegrass	N
Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. major (Torr.) K.S. Erdman	Slender Wedgegrass	N
Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. var. obtusata	Prairie Wedgegrass	N
Sphenopholis pensylvanica (L.) A.S. Hitchc.	Swamp Wedgegrass	N
Sphenopholis × pallens (Biehler) Scribn.		N
Sporobolus clandestinus (Biehler) A.S. Hitchc.	Rough Dropseed	N
Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus	Tall Dropseed, Longleaf Dropseed	N
Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray	Prairie Dropseed, Northern Dropseed	N
Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.	Smut Grass	I
Sporobolus junceus (Beauv.) Kunth	Purple Dropseed, Pineywoods Dropseed	N
Sporobolus neglectus Nash	Small Dropseed	N
Sporobolus ozarkanus Fernald	Ozark Dropseed	N
Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex Gray) Wood	Poverty Dropseed, Sheathed Dropseed	N
Steinchisma hians (Ell.) Nash	Gaping Panic Grass	N
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze	St. Augustine Grass, Carpet Grass	I
Themeda arguens (L.) Hack.	Christmas Grass	I
Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church var. pallida	Pale Mannagrass	N
Tragus berteronianus J.A. Schultes	Spiked Burgrass	I
Tragus racemosus (L.) All.	Stalked Burgrass, Texas Burgrass	I
Tridens chapmanii (Small) Chase	Chapman's Purpletop, Chapman's Redtop	N
Tridens flavus (L.) A.S. Hitchc.	Purpletop, Tall Redtop	N
Tridens strictus (Nutt.) Nash	Long-spike Tridens, Long-spike Fluffgrass
Tripidium ravennae (L.) Scholz	Ravenna-grass	I
Triplasis purpurea (Walt.) Chapman var. purpurea	Purple Sandgrass	N
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. var. dactyloides	Eastern Gamagrass	N
Triticum aestivum L.	Wheat	I
Uniola paniculata L.	Sea Oats	N
Urochloa adspersa (Trin.) R. Webster	Dominican Signal-grass	I
Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster	Broadleaf Signal-grass	I
Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen	Browntop Millet, Dixie Signal-grass	I
Urochloa texana (Buckl.) R. Webster	Texas Millet, Texas Signal-grass	I
Urochloa villosa (Lam.) Nguyen	Hairy Signal-grass	I
Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray	European Squirrel-tail Fescue, Brome Fescue	I
Vulpia elliotea (Raf.) Fern.	Squirrel-tail Fescue	N
Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel.	Rattail Fescue	I
Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb.	Six-weeks Fescue	N
Zea mays L. ssp. mays	Corn, Maize	I
Zizania aquatica L. var. aquatica	Wild Rice	N
Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doell & Aschers.	Southern Wild Rice, Giant Cutgrass	N

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