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Grass Class - ASU Fall 2016
Liz Makings
Species Count: 69
Poaceae
Agrostis scabra
Alopecurus carolinianus
Aristida adscensionis
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bambusa
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus diandrus
Cenchrus spinifex
Chloris virgata
Cortaderia selloana
Cottea pappophoroides
Cynodon dactylon
Dactylis glomerata
Dasyochloa pulchella
Deschampsia cespitosa
Digitaria sanguinalis
Dinebra viscida
Diplachne fusca
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus canadensis
Elymus elymoides
Elymus lanceolatus
Enneapogon cenchroides
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis superba
Eriochloa acuminata
Eriocoma hymenoides
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria belangeri
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum jubatum
Leptochloa crinita
Lolium arundinaceum
Lolium perenne
Lycurus setosus
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia porteri
Oryza sativa
Pappophorum vaginatum
Pappostipa speciosa
Paspalum dilatatum
Paspalum distichum
Pennisetum ciliare
Phalaris minor
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Poa fendleriana
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schismus barbatus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Setaria leucopila
Setaria macrostachya
Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Thinopyrum intermedium
Tridens muticus
Uniola paniculata
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia octoflora