Grass

Grass

Plants in the Grass Family by Common Name

alkali saltgrass Scientific Name Distichlis stricta Family Grass Plant Type Grass Short Description Native Yes Weed Can be

annual bluegrass Scientific Name Poa annua Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Native No Weed Yes

barnyard grass Scientific Name Echinochloa muricata Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

basin wildrye Scientific Name Elymus cinereus Family Grass Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Grass Native Yes Weed No

bulbous bluegrass Scientific Name Poa bulbosa Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Native No Weed Can be

cheat grass Scientific Name Bromus tectorum Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

common rye Scientific Name Secale cereale Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

creeping bentgrass Scientific Name Agrostis stolonifera Family Grass Plant Type Grass Short Description An introduced weed, sometimes used for lawns. Introduced Yes Weed Yes

downy brome Scientific Name Bromus tectorum Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

giant wildrye Scientific Name Elymus cinereus Family Grass Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Grass Native Yes Weed No

great basin wildrye Scientific Name Elymus cinereus Family Grass Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Grass Native Yes Weed No

green foxtail Scientific Name Setaria viridis Family Grass Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

hairy crabgrass Scientific Name Digitaria sanguinalis Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

hare barley Scientific Name Hordeum leporinum Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

Indian ricegrass Scientific Name Achnatherum hymenoides Family Grass Plant Type Grass Short Description perennial Native Yes Weed No

jointed goatgrass Scientific Name Aegilops cylindrica Family Grass Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Grass Native No Weed Noxious

meadow foxtail Scientific Name Alopecurus pratensis Family Grass Weed Yes

medusahead rye Scientific Name Taeniatherum caput-medusae Family Grass Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Noxious

mouse barley Scientific Name Hordeum leporinum Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

purple threeawn grass Scientific Name Aristida purpurea Family Grass Flower Color Purple, Green Plant Type Grass Native Yes Weed No

rabbitsfoot Scientific Name Polypogon monspeliensis Family Grass Flower Color Yellowish Plant Type Grass Native No Watershed Malheur Weed Yes

squirreltail Scientific Name Elymus elymoides Family Grass Plant Type Grass Native Yes Weed No

wild barley Scientific Name Hordeum leporinum Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes