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Category: Monocots

Family Name: Poaceae

Species Name
Aegilops -  Maps/Photos
	1.	Aegilops cylindrica Host*
		Common Name: jointed goat grass
		Synonymns:
		Triticum cylindricum (Host) Ces., Pass. & Gib.
Agrostis -  Maps/Photos
	2.	Agrostis capillaris L.*
		Common Name: colonial bent grass
		Synonymns:
		Agrostis tenuis Sibthorp
	3.	Agrostis elliottiana Schult.
		Common Name: Elliott's bent grass
	4.	Agrostis gigantea Roth*
		NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
		Common Name: redtop
		Synonymns:
		Agrostis alba auct. non L.
		Agrostis stolonifera L. var. major (Gaudin) Farw.
	5.	Agrostis hiemalis (Walt.) B.S.P.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: winter bent grass
	6.	Agrostis mertensii Trin. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: northern bent grass
		Synonymns:
		Agrostis borealis Hartman var. americana (Scribn.) Fern.
	7.	Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuck.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: upland bent grass
	8.	Agrostis scabra Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: rough bent grass
	9.	Agrostis stolonifera L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: creeping bent grass
		Synonymns:
		Agrostis alba L. var. stolonifera (L.) Sm.
Aira -  Maps/Photos
	10.	Aira caryophyllea L.*
		Common Name: silver hair grass
	11.	Aira elegans Willd. ex Kunth*
		Common Name: annual silver hair grass
		Synonymns:
		Aira elegantissima Schur
Alopecurus -  Maps/Photos
	12.	Alopecurus carolinianus Walt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Carolina foxtail
	13.	Alopecurus geniculatus L.*
		Common Name: water foxtail
	14.	Alopecurus pratensis L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: meadow foxtail
Andropogon -  Maps/Photos
	15.	Andropogon gerardii Vitman
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: big bluestem
	16.	Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: bushy bluestem
	17.	Andropogon gyrans Ashe
		Common Name: Elliott's bluestem
		Synonymns:
		Andropogon elliottii Chapman
	18.	Andropogon ternarius Michx.
		Common Name: splitbeard bluestem
	19.	Andropogon virginicus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: broomsedge bluestem
Anthoxanthum -  Maps/Photos
	20.	Anthoxanthum aristatum Boiss.*
		Common Name: annual vernal grass
	21.	Anthoxanthum odoratum L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: sweet vernalgrass
Aristida -  Maps/Photos
	22.	Aristida dichotoma var. curtissii
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Curtis' threeawn
		Synonymns:
		Aristida curtissii (Gray ex S. Wats. & Coult.) Nash
	23.	Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: churchmouse threeawn
	24.	Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Ell.
		Common Name: woollysheath threeawn
	25.	Aristida longespica Poir.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: slimspike threeawn
	26.	Aristida oligantha Michx.
		Common Name: prairie threeawn
	27.	Aristida purpurascens Poir.
		Common Name: arrowfeather threeawn
	28.	Aristida ramosissima Engelm. ex Gray (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		Common Name: s-curve threeawn
	29.	Aristida virgata Trin.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: arrowfeather threeawn
		Synonymns:
		Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. virgata (Trin.) Allred
Arrhenatherum -  Maps/Photos
	30.	Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum *
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: tall oatgrass
	31.	Arrhenatherum elatius var. elatius *
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: tall oatgrass
Arthraxon -  Maps/Photos
	32.	Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: small carp grass
		Synonymns:
		Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino var. cryptatherus (Hack.) Honda
Arundinaria -  Maps/Photos
	33.	Arundinaria appalachiana Triplett, Weakley & L.G. Clark
		Common Name: Hill Cane
	34.	Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: giant cane
		Synonymns:
		Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. ssp. macrosperma (Michx.) McClure
	35.	Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: switch cane
		Synonymns:
		Arundinaria tecta (Walt.) Muhl.
		Arundo tecta Walt.
Arundo -  Maps/Photos
	36.	Arundo donax L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: giant reed
		Synonymns:
		Arundo donax L. var. versicolor (P. Mill.) Stokes
Avena -  Maps/Photos
	37.	Avena sativa L.*
		Common Name: common oat
Bothriochloa -  Maps/Photos
	38.	Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana *
		Common Name: silver beard grass
		Synonymns:
		Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb. var. torreyana (Steud.) Gould
		Andropogon saccharoides Sw. var. torreyanus (Steud.) Hack.
Bouteloua -  Maps/Photos
	39.	Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
		Common Name: sideoats grama
Brachiaria -  Maps/Photos
	40.	Brachiaria platyphylla (Griseb.) Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: broadleaf signal grass
		Synonymns:
		Urochloa platyphylla (Munro ex Wright) R. Webster
Brachyelytrum -  Maps/Photos
	41.	Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb.ex Spreng.) Beauv.
		Common Name: bearded shorthusk
	42.	Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: northern shorthusk
Briza -  Maps/Photos
	43.	Briza minor L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: little quaking grass
Bromus -  Maps/Photos
	44.	Bromus catharticus Vahl*
		Common Name: rescue grass
	45.	Bromus ciliatus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: fringed brome
	46.	Bromus commutatus Schrad.*
		Common Name: meadow brome
	47.	Bromus hordeaceus L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: soft brome
		Synonymns:
		Bromus mollis auct. non L.
	48.	Bromus inermis Leyss.*
		Common Name: smooth brome
	49.	Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Japanese brome
	50.	Bromus nottowayanus Fern.
		Common Name: Nottoway Valley brome
	51.	Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd.
		Common Name: hairy woodland brome
		Synonymns:
		Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. var. laeviglumis (Scribn. ex Shear) Swallen
	52.	Bromus secalinus L.*
		Common Name: rye brome
	53.	Bromus sterilis L.*
		Common Name: poverty brome
	54.	Bromus tectorum L.*
		Common Name: cheat grass
Calamagrostis -  Maps/Photos
	55.	Calamagrostis cainii Hitchc. (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: Cain's reed grass
	56.	Calamagrostis canadensis Beauv.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: bluejoint
	57.	Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eat.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: arctic reed grass
		Synonymns:
		Calamagrostis cinnoides W. Bart. nom. super.
	58.	Calamagrostis porteri Gray (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: Porter's reed grass
Calamovilfa -  Maps/Photos
	59.	Calamovilfa arcuata K.E. Rogers (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Cumberland sand reed
Cenchrus -  Maps/Photos
	60.	Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern.
		Common Name: mat sandbur
	61.	Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
		Common Name: coastal sandbur
		Synonymns:
		Cenchrus incertus M.A. Curtis
Chasmanthium -  Maps/Photos
	62.	Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: Indian woodoats
		Synonymns:
		Uniola latifolia Michx.
	63.	Chasmanthium laxum (Michx.) Yates
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: slender woodoats
		Synonymns:
		Uniola laxa (L.) B.S.P.
	64.	Chasmanthium sessiliflorum (Poir.) Yates
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: longleaf woodoats
		Synonymns:
		Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates var. sessiliflorum (Poir.) J. Wipff & S.D. Jones
		Uniola sessiliflora Poir.
Chloris -  Maps/Photos
	65.	Chloris verticillata Nutt.*
		Common Name: tumble windmill grass
	66.	Chloris virgata Sw.*
		Common Name: feather finger grass
Cinna -  Maps/Photos
	67.	Cinna arundinacea L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: sweet wood reed
	68.	Cinna latifolia (Trevir.) Griseb
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: drooping wood reed
Cynodon -  Maps/Photos
	69.	Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Bermuda grass
Dactylis -  Maps/Photos
	70.	Dactylis glomerata L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: orchard grass
Danthonia -  Maps/Photos
	71.	Danthonia compressa Austin
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: flattened oat grass
	72.	Danthonia sericea Nutt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: downy danthonia
		Synonymns:
		Danthonia sericea Nutt. var. epilis (Schribn.) Blomquist
		Danthonia epilis Scribn.
	73.	Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
		Common Name: poverty oat grass
		Synonymns:
		Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes var. longipila Scribn. & Merr.
Deschampsia -  Maps/Photos
	74.	Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin.
		Common Name: wavy hair grass
Diarrhena -  Maps/Photos
	75.	Diarrhena americana Beauv.
		Common Name: American beakgrain
	76.	Diarrhena obovata (Gleason) Brandenburg (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: obovate beakgrain
		Synonymns:
		Diarrhena americana Beauv. var. obovata Gleason
Dichanthelium -  Maps/Photos
	77.	Dichanthelium aciculare (Desv. ex Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: needleleaf rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum angustifolium Ell.
		Panicum aciculare Desv. ex Poir.
	78.	Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: tapered rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum acuminatum Sw.
	79.	Dichanthelium acuminatum var. lindheimeri
		Common Name: Lindheimer panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Dichanthelium lindheimeri (Nash) Gould
		Panicum lanuginosum Ell. var. lindheimeri (Nash) Fern.
		Panicum lindheimeri Nash
	80.	Dichanthelium boreale (Nash) Freckmann
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: northern panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum bicknellii Nash
		Panicum boreale Nash
	81.	Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark
		Common Name: Bosc's panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum boscii Poir.
	82.	Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: deertongue
		Synonymns:
		Panicum clandestinum L.
	83.	Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: variable panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum commutatum J.A. Schultes
		Panicum joorii Vasey
		Panicum ashei Pearson ex Ashe
		Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould var. ashei (Pearson ex Ashe) Mohlenbrock
	84.	Dichanthelium consanguineum (Kunth) Gould & C.A. Clark
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: blood panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. consanguineum (Kunth) J.W. Wipff & S.D. Jones
		Panicum consanguineum Kunth
	85.	Dichanthelium depauperatum (Muhl.) Gould
		Common Name: starved panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum depauperatum Muhl.
	86.	Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: cypress panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum dichotomum L. var. lucidum (Ashe) Lelong
		Panicum microcarpon Muhl. ex Ell., non Muhl.
		Panicum dichotomum L. var. yadkinense (Ashe) Lelon
		Panicum dichotomum L. var. roanokense (Ashe) Lelon
		Panicum dichotomum L. var. mattamuskeetense (Ashe) Lelong
		Panicum dichotomum L.
		Panicum dichotomum L. var. ramulosum (Torr.) Lelon
	87.	Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium  (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: cypress panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell. var. curtifolium (Nash) Lelong
		Dichanthelium ensifolium (Baldw. ex Ell.) Gould
		Panicum ensifolium Baldw. ex Ell.
	88.	Dichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue
		Common Name: cypress panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum tenue Muhl.
		Panicum albomarginatum Nash
	89.	Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Gould & C.A. Clark
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: broadleaf rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum latifolium L.
	90.	Dichanthelium laxiflorum (Lam.) Gould
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: openflower rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum xalapense Kunth
		Panicum laxiflorum Lam.
	91.	Dichanthelium leucothrix (Nash) Freckmann (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: rough panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. leucothrix (Nash) Lelong
		Panicum leucothrix Nash
	92.	Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribn. ex Nash) Gould
		Common Name: slimleaf panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum linearifolium Scribn. ex Nash
	93.	Dichanthelium longiligulatum (Nash) Freckmann
		Common Name: coastal plain panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. longiligulatum (Nash) Gould & C.A. Clark
		Panicum longiligulatum Nash
		Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. longiligulatum (Nash) Lelong
	94.	Dichanthelium malacophyllum (Nash) Gould
		Common Name: softleaf rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum malacophyllum Nash
	95.	Dichanthelium meridionale (Ashe) Freckmann
		Common Name: matting rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. unciphyllum (Trin.) Lelong
		Panicum meridionale Ashe
	96.	Dichanthelium oligosanthes (J.A. Schultes) Gould
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Heller's rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum oligosanthes J.A. Schultes var. scribnerianum (Nash) Fern.
		Panicum oligosanthes J.A. Schultes
	97.	Dichanthelium ravenelii (Scribn. & Merr.) Gould
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Ravenel's rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum ravenelii Scribn. & Merr.
	98.	Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: hemlock rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum columbianum Scribn.
		Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. columbianum (Scribn.) Lelong
	99.	Dichanthelium scabriusculum (Ell.) Gould & C.A. Clark
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: woolly rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum scabriusculum Ell.
		Panicum recognitum Fern.
	100.	Dichanthelium scoparium (Lam.) Gould
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: velvet panicum
		Synonymns:
		Panicum scoparium Lam.
	101.	Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. isophyllum
		Common Name: roundseed panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum polyanthes J.A. Schultes
		Dichanthelium polyanthes (J.A. Schultes) Mohlenbrock
	102.	Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: roundseed panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum sphaerocarpon Ell.
	103.	Dichanthelium spretum (J.A. Schultes) Freckmann (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: Eaton's rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum acuminatum Sw. var. densiflorum (Rand & Redf.) Lelong
		Panicum spretum J.A. Schultes
		Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. densiflorum (Rand & Redf.) Gould & C.A. Clark
	104.	Dichanthelium strigosum (Muhl. ex Ell.) Freckmann
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: roughhair rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum strigosum Muhl. ex Ell.
	105.	Dichanthelium villosissimum (Nash) Freckmann
		Common Name: whitehair rosette grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum villosissimum Nash
		Panicum ovale Ell. var. villosum (Gray) Lelong
Digitaria -  Maps/Photos
	106.	Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.) Koel.*
		Common Name: southern crab grass
	107.	Digitaria cognata (Schult.) Pilg.
		Common Name: Carolina crab grass
		Synonymns:
		Leptoloma cognatum (J.A. Schultes) Chase
	108.	Digitaria filiformis (L.) Koel.
		Common Name: slender crab grass
	109.	Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb. ex Schweigg.) Schreb. ex Muhl.*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: smooth crab grass
	110.	Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: hairy crab grass
	111.	Digitaria violascens Link*
		Common Name: violet crab grass
Echinochloa -  Maps/Photos
	112.	Echinochloa colona (L.) Link*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: jungle rice
		Synonymns:
		Panicum colonum L.
	113.	Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: barnyard grass
	114.	Echinochloa frumentacea Link*
		Common Name: billion-dollar grass
		Synonymns:
		Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. var. frumentacea (Link) W. Wight
	115.	Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya
		Common Name: rough barnyard grass
		Synonymns:
		Echinochloa microstachya (Wieg.) Rydb.
	116.	Echinochloa muricata var. muricata
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: rough barnyard grass
	117.	Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Coast cockspur grass
Eleusine -  Maps/Photos
	118.	Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Indian goose grass
Elymus -  Maps/Photos
	119.	Elymus canadensis L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Canada wild rye
	120.	Elymus hystrix L.
		Common Name: eastern bottlebrush grass
		Synonymns:
		Hystrix patula Moench
	121.	Elymus repens (L.) Gould*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: quack grass
		Synonymns:
		Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson
		Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.
	122.	Elymus riparius Wieg.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: riverbank wild rye
	123.	Elymus submuticus (Hook.) Smyth & Smyth
		Common Name: Virginia wild rye
		Synonymns:
		Elymus virginicus L. var. submuticus Hook.
	124.	Elymus svensonii Church (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: Svenson's wild rye
	125.	Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: hairy wild rye
	126.	Elymus virginicus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Virginia wild rye
		Synonymns:
		Elymus virginicus L. var. glabriflorus (Vasey) Bus
Eragrostis -  Maps/Photos
	127.	Eragrostis barrelieri Daveau*
		Common Name: Mediterranean love grass
	128.	Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees
		Common Name: lace grass
	129.	Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Mosher*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: stink grass
	130.	Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees*
		Common Name: weeping love grass
	131.	Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: sandbar love grass
	132.	Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: bigtop love grass
	133.	Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: teal love grass
	134.	Eragrostis intermedia Hitchc.
		Common Name: plains love grass
	135.	Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: pond love grass
		Synonymns:
		Eragrostis glomerata (Walt.) L.H. Dewey
	136.	Eragrostis lugens Nees*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: mourning love grass
	137.	Eragrostis minor Host*
		Common Name: little love grass
	138.	Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: tufted love grass
	139.	Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Indian love grass
	140.	Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: creeping love grass
		Synonymns:
		Neeragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nicora
	141.	Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: purple love grass
	142.	Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood
		Common Name: sand love grass
Eremochloa -  Maps/Photos
	143.	Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.*
		Common Name: centipede grass
Eriochloa -  Maps/Photos
	144.	Eriochloa acuminata (C. Presl) Kunth*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: tapertip cup grass
	145.	Eriochloa contracta Hitchc.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: prairie cup grass
	146.	Eriochloa lemmonii Vasey & Scribn.*
		Common Name: canyon cup grass
Festuca -  Maps/Photos
	147.	Festuca arundinacea Schreb.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: tall fescue
		Synonymns:
		Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire
	148.	Festuca paradoxa Desv. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: clustered fescue
	149.	Festuca pratensis Huds.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: meadow fescue
		Synonymns:
		Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire
		Festuca elatior L. p.p.
	150.	Festuca rubra L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: red fescue
	151.	Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: nodding fescue
Glyceria -  Maps/Photos
	152.	Glyceria acutiflora Torr. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: creeping manna grass
	153.	Glyceria arkansana Fern.
		Common Name: Arkansas manna grass
		Synonymns:
		Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. var. arkansana (Fern.) Steyermark & Kucera
	154.	Glyceria laxa (Scribn.) Scribn. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: limp manna grass
		Synonymns:
		Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. var. laxa (Scribn.) A.S. Hitchc.
	155.	Glyceria melicaria (Michx.) F.T. Hubb.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: melic manna grass
	156.	Glyceria nubigena W. Anderson (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Great Smoky Mountain manna grass
	157.	Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: floating manna grass
	158.	Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: fowl manna grass
Gymnopogon -  Maps/Photos
	159.	Gymnopogon ambiguus (Michx.) B.S.P.
		Common Name: bearded skeleton grass
	160.	Gymnopogon brevifolius Trin. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: shortleaf skeleton grass
Holcus -  Maps/Photos
	161.	Holcus lanatus L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: common velvet grass
Hordeum -  Maps/Photos
	162.	Hordeum jubatum L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: foxtail barley
	163.	Hordeum pusillum Nutt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: little barley
	164.	Hordeum vulgare L.*
		Common Name: common barley
		Synonymns:
		Hordeum vulgare L. var trifurcatum (Schlecht.) Alef.
Leersia -  Maps/Photos
	165.	Leersia hexandra Sw
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: southern cut grass
	166.	Leersia lenticularis Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: catchfly grass
	167.	Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: rice cut grass
	168.	Leersia virginica Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: white grass
Leptochloa -  Maps/Photos
	169.	Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: bearded sprangletop
		Synonymns:
		Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) Gray
		Diplachne fascicularis (Lam.) Beauv.
	170.	Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Mexican sprangletop
		Synonymns:
		Leptochloa uninervia (J. Presl) A.S. Hitchc. & Cha
		Diplachne uninervia (J. Presl) Parodi
	171.	Leptochloa panicea ssp. brachiata
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: mucronate sprangeltop
		Synonymns:
		Leptochloa filiformis (Lam.) Beauv.
		Leptochloa brachiata Steudl.
	172.	Leptochloa panicoides (C. Presl) Hitchc.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Amazon sprangletop
		Synonymns:
		Diplachne panicoides (J. Presl) McNeill
Lolium -  Maps/Photos
	173.	Lolium multiflorum Lam.*
		Common Name: Italian rye grass
		Synonymns:
		Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot
	174.	Lolium perenne L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: perennial rye grass
	175.	Lolium temulentum L.*
		Common Name: Darnel rye grass
Melica -  Maps/Photos
	176.	Melica mutica Walt.
		Common Name: twoflower melic grass
	177.	Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper
		Common Name: threeflower melic grass
Microstegium -  Maps/Photos
	178.	Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: Nepalese browntop
		Synonymns:
		Eulalia viminea (Trin.) Kuntze
Milium -  Maps/Photos
	179.	Milium effusum L. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: American millet grass
Miscanthus -  Maps/Photos
	180.	Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: Chinese silvergrass
Muhlenbergia -  Maps/Photos
	181.	Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: hairawn muhly
		Synonymns:
		Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. var. laxa (Scribn.) A.S. Hitchc.
	182.	Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr.) Rydb. (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: plains muhly
	183.	Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: wirestem muhly
	184.	Muhlenbergia glabrifloris Scribn. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: inland muhly
	185.	Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Mexican muhly
	186.	Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: nimblewill
	187.	Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Muhl.) Trin.
		Common Name: rock muhly
	188.	Muhlenbergia sylvatica (Torr.) Torr. ex Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: woodland muhly
	189.	Muhlenbergia tenuiflora (Willd.) B.S.P.
		Common Name: slender muhly
	190.	Muhlenbergia torreyana (Schult.) Hitchc. (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: New Jersey muhly
Panicum -  Maps/Photos
	191.	Panicum anceps Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: beaked panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum anceps Michx. var. rhizomatum (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Fern.
	192.	Panicum capillare L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: witch grass
	193.	Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: fall panic grass
	194.	Panicum flexile (Gatt.) Scribn.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: wiry panic grass
	195.	Panicum gattingeri Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Gattinger's panic grass
	196.	Panicum gymnocarpon Ell.
		Common Name: savannah panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Phanopyrum gymnocarpon (Ell.) Nash
	197.	Panicum hemitomon Schult. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: maiden cane
	198.	Panicum miliaceum L.*
		Common Name: broomcorn millet
	199.	Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. ex Trin.
		Common Name: Philadelphia panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum capillare L. var. sylvaticum Torr.
	200.	Panicum ramosum L.*
		Common Name: racemose panic grass
	201.	Panicum rigidulum var. elongatum
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: redtop panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum agrostoides Spreng. var. elongatum (Pursh) Scribn.
		Panicum stipitatum Nash
	202.	Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: redtop panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum longifolium Torr.
	203.	Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: redtop panic grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum agrostoides Spreng.
	204.	Panicum verrucosum Muhl.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: warty panic grass
	205.	Panicum virgatum L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: switch grass
Paspalum -  Maps/Photos
	206.	Paspalum bifidum (Bertol.) Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: pitchfork crown grass
	207.	Paspalum boscianum Flugge
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: bull crown grass
	208.	Paspalum dilatatum Poir.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: dallis grass
	209.	Paspalum dissectum (L.) L.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: mudbank crown grass
	210.	Paspalum distichum L.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: knot grass
	211.	Paspalum floridanum Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: Florida paspalum
		Synonymns:
		Paspalum floridanum Michx. var. glabratum Engelm. ex Vasey
	212.	Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: horsetail paspalum
	213.	Paspalum laeve Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: field paspalum
	214.	Paspalum notatum var. saurae
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: bahia grass
	215.	Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: hairyseed paspalum
		Synonymns:
		Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. var. glabrum Vasey ex Scribn.
	216.	Paspalum setaceum Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: thin paspalum
		Synonymns:
		Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. ciliatifolium (Michx.) Vasey
		Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. longepedunculatum (Le Conte) Wood
		Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. muehlenbergii (Nash) D. Banks
		Paspalum setaceum Michx. var. stramineum (Nash) D. Banks
	217.	Paspalum urvillei Steud.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Vasey's grass
Pennisetum -  Maps/Photos
	218.	Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke*
		Common Name: pearl millet
		Synonymns:
		Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
	219.	Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.*
		Common Name: crimson fountain grass
Phalaris -  Maps/Photos
	220.	Phalaris arundinacea L.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: reed canary grass
	221.	Phalaris canariensis L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: annual canary grass
	222.	Phalaris caroliniana Walt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Carolina canary grass
Phleum -  Maps/Photos
	223.	Phleum pratense L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: timothy
Phragmites -  Maps/Photos
	224.	Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: common reed
		Synonymns:
		Phragmites communis Trin.
Phyllostachys -  Maps/Photos
	225.	Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A.& C. Riviere*
		Common Name: golden bamboo
Poa -  Maps/Photos
	226.	Poa alsodes Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: grove blue grass
	227.	Poa annua L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: annual blue grass
	228.	Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Ell.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: autumn blue grass
	229.	Poa bulbosa L.*
		Common Name: bulbous blue grass
	230.	Poa chapmaniana Scribn.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Chapman's blue grass
	231.	Poa compressa L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: Canada blue grass
	232.	Poa cuspidata Nutt.
		Common Name: early blue grass
	233.	Poa nemoralis L.*
		Common Name: wood blue grass
	234.	Poa palustris L. (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: fowl blue grass
	235.	Poa pratensis L.*
		Common Name: Kentucky blue grass
	236.	Poa saltuensis Fern. & Wieg. (TN Threatened Species)
		Common Name: oldpasture blue grass
		Synonymns:
		Poa languida A.S. Hitchc.
	237.	Poa sylvestris Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: woodland blue grass
	238.	Poa trivialis L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: rough blue grass
Polypogon -  Maps/Photos
	239.	Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: annual rabbitsfoot grass
Saccharum -  Maps/Photos
	240.	Saccharum alopecuroidum (L.) Nutt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: silver plume grass
		Synonymns:
		Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Ell.
	241.	Saccharum baldwinii Spreng.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: narrow plume grass
		Synonymns:
		Erianthus strictus Ell.
	242.	Saccharum brevibarbe var. contortum
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: sortbeard plume grass
		Synonymns:
		Erianthus contortus Ell.
	243.	Saccharum giganteum (Walt.) Pers.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: sugarcane plume grass, sugar cane
		Synonymns:
		Erianthus giganteus (Walt.) Beauv.
Sacciolepis -  Maps/Photos
	244.	Sacciolepis striata (L.) Nash (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: American cupscale, cupscale grass
Schizachyrium -  Maps/Photos
	245.	Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: little bluestem
		Synonymns:
		Andropogon scoparius Michx.
Sclerochloa -  Maps/Photos
	246.	Sclerochloa dura (L.) Beauv.*
		Common Name: common hard grass
		Synonymns:
		Cynosurus durus L.
Secale -  Maps/Photos
	247.	Secale cereale L.*
		Common Name: cereal rye
Setaria -  Maps/Photos
	248.	Setaria faberi R.A.W. Herrm.*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: Japanese bristle grass
	249.	Setaria glauca (L.) Beauv.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: yellow bristle grass
		Synonymns:
		Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubbard
		Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
	250.	Setaria italica (L.) Beauv.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: foxtail bristle grass
	251.	Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguelen
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: marsh bristle grass
		Synonymns:
		Setaria geniculata auct. non (Wild.) Beauv.
	252.	Setaria viridis var. major *
		Common Name: green bristle grass
	253.	Setaria viridis var. viridis *
		Common Name: green bristle grass
Sorghastrum -  Maps/Photos
	254.	Sorghastrum elliottii (C. Mohr) Nash
		Common Name: slender Indian grass
	255.	Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Indian grass
Sorghum -  Maps/Photos
	256.	Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: sorghum
	257.	Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Johnson grass
Spartina -  Maps/Photos
	258.	Spartina pectinata Link
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: prairie cord grass
Sphenopholis -  Maps/Photos
	259.	Sphenopholis filiformis (Chapm.) Scribn.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: longleaf wedgescale
	260.	Sphenopholis nitida (Biehler) Scribn.
		Common Name: shiny wedgescale
	261.	Sphenopholis obtusata var. major
		Common Name: slender wedgescale
		Synonymns:
		Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.
	262.	Sphenopholis obtusata var. obtusata
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: prairie wedgescale
	263.	Sphenopholis pensylvanica (L.) Hitchc.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: swamp wedgescale
		Synonymns:
		Trisetum pensylvanicum (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes
	264.	Sphenopholis x pallens (Biehler) Scribn. (pro sp.) [obtusata x pensylvanica]
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: (no common name)
Sporobolus -  Maps/Photos
	265.	Sporobolus asper var. asper
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: dropseed
		Synonymns:
		Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. compositus
	266.	Sporobolus asper var. drummondii
		Common Name: Drummond's dropseed
		Synonymns:
		Sporobolus compositus (Poir.) Merr. var. drummondii (Trin.) Kartesz & Gandhi
	267.	Sporobolus clandestinus (Biehler) Hitchc.
		Common Name: rough dropseed
	268.	Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: sand dropseed
	269.	Sporobolus heterolepis (A. Gray) A. Gray (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: Praivie dropseed
	270.	Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br.**
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: smut grass
	271.	Sporobolus junceus (Michx.) Kunth (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: pineywoods dropseed
	272.	Sporobolus neglectus Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: puffsheath dropseed
	273.	Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus
		Common Name: Ozark dropseed
		Synonymns:
		Sporobolus ozarkanus Fern.
	274.	Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: poverty dropseed
Steinchisma -  Maps/Photos
	275.	Steinchisma hians (Ell.) Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: gaping grass
		Synonymns:
		Panicum hians Ell.
Stipa -  Maps/Photos
	276.	Stipa avenacea L.
		Common Name: needle grass
		Synonymns:
		Piptochaetium avenaceum (L.) Parodi
Torreyochloa -  Maps/Photos
	277.	Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: pale false manna grass
		Synonymns:
		Glyceria pallida (Torr.) Trin.
Tridens -  Maps/Photos
	278.	Tridens flavus var. chapmanii  (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: Chapman's tridens
		Synonymns:
		Tridens chapmanii (Small) Chase
	279.	Tridens flavus var. flavus
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: purpletop tridens
	280.	Tridens strictus (Nutt.) Nash
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: longspike tridens
Triplasis -  Maps/Photos
	281.	Triplasis purpurea (Walt.) Chapm.
		Common Name: purple sand grass
Tripsacum -  Maps/Photos
	282.	Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: eastern gama grass
Triticum -  Maps/Photos
	283.	Triticum aestivum L.*
		Common Name: common wheat
Vulpia -  Maps/Photos
	284.	Vulpia bromoides (L.) Gray*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: brome fescue
		Synonymns:
		Festuca bromoides L.
	285.	Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: rat tail fescue
		Synonymns:
		Festuca myuros L.
		Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. var. hirsuta Hack.
	286.	Vulpia octoflora var. glauca
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: sixweeks fescue
		Synonymns:
		Festuca octoflora Walt. var. glauca (Nutt.) Fern.
	287.	Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: sixweeks fescue
		Synonymns:
		Festuca octoflora Walt.
Zizaniopsis -  Maps/Photos
	288.	Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doell & Asch
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: giant cut grass
		Synonymns:
		Zizania miliacea Michx.

 

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