A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands

Compiled by Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart
RELEASE 1.0
January 2005


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Grasses


TYPE: Herbaceous
CATEGORY: Medium Grass
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME STATUS FAMILY CLOSE-UP HABITAT OTHER
Agrostis exarata spike bentgrass N Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Agrostis hallii Hall's bentgrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Agrostis microphylla awned bentgrass N Poaceae No photo Click for larger image No photo
Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass E I Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Agrostis viridis bentgrass E Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Aira cariophyllea silver European hairgrass E I Poaceae Click for larger image No photo No photo
Alopecurus aequalis short-awned foxtail N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Alopecurus geniculatus water foxtail N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Alopecurus pratensis meadow foxtail E Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Ammophila arenaria European beachgrass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernal grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Arrhenatherum elatius false oatgrass E I Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Avena fatua wild oat E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Avena sativa cultivated oat E Poaceae Click for larger image No photo No photo
Briza maxima rattlesnake grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Briza minor . quaking grass E Poaceae Click for larger image No photo No photo
Bromus carinatus California brome N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Bromus catharticus rescue grass E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Bromus diandrus ripgut brome E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Bromus hordeaceus soft chess E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Calamagrostis nutkaensis Pacific reedgrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass E Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Cynosurus echinatus hedgehog dogtail E Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Dactylis glomerata orchard grass E Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Deschampsia cespitosa var. holciformis tufted hairgrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Distichlis spicata saltgrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii blue wildrye N Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Festuca arundinacea tall fescue E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Festuca occidentalis western fescue N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Festuca rubra Red fescue N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Glyceria occidentalis mannagrass N Poaceae No photo Click for larger image No photo
Hierochloe occidentalis vanilla grass or sweetgrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Holcus lanatus common velvet grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Hordeum brachyantherum barley N Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Hordeum jubatum foxtail barley n Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Hordeum marinum Mediterranean barley E Poaceae No photo Click for larger image No photo
Hordeum murinum ssp. murinum mouse barley E Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Leymus mollis Native dunegrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Leymus triticoides wild rye none Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Leymus xvancouverensis hybrid wild rye N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Lolium multiflorum Mediterranean ryegrass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Parapholis incurva sickle grass E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Parapholis strigosis sickle grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image Click for larger image
Phleum pratense cultivated Timothy E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Pleuropogon californicus semaphore grass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Poa annua annual bluegrass E Poaceae Click for larger image No photo No photo
Poa confinis beach bluegrass N Poaceae Click for larger image No photo No photo
Poa macrantha sand-dune bluegrass N Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Poa palustris fowl bluegrass E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Kentucky bluegrass E Poaceae Click for larger image No photo No photo
Polypogon maritimus monspeliensis rabbit grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Spartina densiflora dense-flowered cord grass E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Trisetum canescens tall trisetum N Poaceae No photo No photo No photo
Vulpia bromoides barren fescue E I Poaceae Click for larger image Click for larger image No photo
Vulpia myuros foxtail fescue E Poaceae No photo No photo No photo