key
| Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
Family |
LS |
D |
A |
| red
brome |
Bromus
rubens |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
1a |
| six
weeks threeawn |
Aristida
adscensionis |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
2vc |
| sideoats
grama |
Bouteloua
curtipendula |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
2vc |
| slender
grama |
Bouteloua
repens |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
2vc |
| Arizona
panicgrass |
Brachiaria
arizonica |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
2vc |
| Arizona
cottontop |
Digitaria
californica |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
2vc |
| fluff
grass |
Erioneuron
pulchellum |
Gramineae |
a-p |
w |
2vc |
| tanglehead |
Heteropogon
contortus |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
2vc |
| curly
mesquite grass |
Hilaria
belangeri |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
2vc |
| bush
muhly |
Muhlenbergia
porteri |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
2vc |
| Mediterranean
grass |
Schismus
barbatus |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
2vc |
| threeawn
spider grass |
Aristida
hamulosa |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| reverchon
threeawn |
Aristida
purpurea nealleyi |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| purple
threeawn |
Aristida
purpurea purpurea |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| spider
grass |
Aristida
ternipes |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| spike
pappusgrass |
Enneapogon
desvauxii |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| wild
barley |
Hordeum
murinum |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
3c |
| red
sprangletop |
Leptochloa
filiformis |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
3c |
| Bigelow's
bluegrass |
Poa
bigelovii |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
3c |
| bristlegrass |
Setaria
leucopila |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| slim
tridens |
Tridens
muticus |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
3c |
| six
weeks fescue |
Vulpia
octoflora |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
3c |
| six
weeks needle grama |
Bouteloua
aristidoides |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
4uc |
| feather
fingergrass |
Chloris
virgata |
Gramineae |
a |
w |
4uc |
| Lehmann
lovegrass |
Eragrostis
lehmanniana |
Gramineae |
p |
w |
4uc |
| threeawn |
Aristida
parishii |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| Arizona
brome |
Bromus
carinatus |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
3c |
| Bermuda
grass |
Cynodon
dactylon |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| littleseed
muhly |
Muhlenbergia
microsperma |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
3c |
| witchgrass |
Panicum
hirticaule |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
3c |
| pappus
grass |
Pappophorum
vaginatum |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| buffel
grass |
Pennisetum
ciliare |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| fountain
grass |
Pennisetum
setaceum |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| plains
bristlegrass |
Setaria
macrostachya |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| Johnson
grass |
Sorghum
halepense |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
3c |
| wild
oat |
Avena
fatua |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
4uc |
| cane
beardgrass |
Bothriochloa
barbinodis |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| six
weeks grama |
Bouteloua
barbata |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
4uc |
| red
grama |
Bouteloua
trifida |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| cotta
grass |
Cottea
pappophoroides |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| jungle
ricegrass |
Echinochloa
colonum |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
4uc |
| squirrel
tail |
Elymus
elymoides |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| stink
grass |
Eragrostis
cilianensis |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
4uc |
| lovegrass |
Eragrostis
echinochloidea |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| tobosa |
Hilaria
mutica |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| green
sprangletop |
Leptochloa
dubia |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| natal
grass |
Rhynchelytrum
repens |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| bristlegrass |
Setaria
liebmannii |
Gramineae |
a |
s |
4uc |
| spike
dropseed |
Sporobolus
contractus |
Gramineae |
p |
s |
4uc |
| hairy
grama |
Bouteloua
hirsuta |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
2vc |
| giant
cane |
Arundo
donax |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| sprucetop
grama |
Bouteloua
chondrosioides |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| black
grama |
Bouteloua
eriopoda |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| blue
grama |
Bouteloua
gracilis |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| ripgut
grass |
Bromus
diandrus |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
3c |
| Mediterranean
lovegrass |
Eragrostis
barrelieri |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
3c |
| little
barley |
Hordeum
pusillum |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
3c |
| bull
grass |
Muhlenbergia
emersleyi |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| vine
mesquite |
Panicum
obtusum |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| burrograss |
Scleropogon
brevifolius |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| bur
bristlegrass |
Setaria
adhaerans |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| Grisebach
bristlegrass |
Setaria
grisebachii |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
3c |
| sacaton |
Sporobolus
wrightii |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
3c |
| rothrock
grama |
Bouteloua
rothrockii |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
4uc |
| plains
lovegrass |
Eragrostis
intermedia |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
4uc |
| deer
grass |
Muhlenbergia
rigens |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
4uc |
| broomcorn
millet |
Panicum
miliaceum |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
4uc |
| littleseed
canary grass |
Phalaris
minor |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
4uc |
| common
reed |
Phragmites
australis |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
4uc |
| rabbitfoot
grass |
Polypogon
monspeliensis |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
4uc |
| alkali
sacaton |
Sporobolus
airoides |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
4uc |
| sand
dropseed |
Sporobolus
cryptandrus |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
4uc |
| small
fescue |
Vulpia
microstachys |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
4uc |
| King
Ranch bluestem |
Bothriochloa
ischaemum |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| rescue
grass |
Bromus
catharticus |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
| pampas
grass |
Cortaderia
selloana |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| sourgrass |
Digitaria
insularis |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| |
Enneapogon
cenchroides |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| weeping
lovegrass |
Eragrostis
curvula |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| lovegrass |
Eragrostis
pectinacea |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
| cupgrass |
Eriochloa
acuminata |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
| goldentop |
Lamarckia
aurea |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
| Mexican
sprangletop |
Leptochloa
univervia |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
| wolftail |
Lycurus
setosus |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| mesa
muhly |
Muhlenbergia
monticola |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| desert
needlegrass |
Stipa
speciosa |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| |
Tridens
eragrostoides |
Gramineae |
p |
l |
5r |
| prairie
trisetum |
Trisetum
interruptum |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
| wheat |
Triticum
aestivum |
Gramineae |
a |
l |
5r |
LS
= lifespan (p = perennial; a = annual; a-b = annual or biennial; a-p = annual
or perennial)
D = distribution (w = widespread; s = scattered; l = local)
A = abundance (1a = abundant; 2vc = very common; 3c = common; 4uc =
uncommon; 5r = rare)