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Plant
habit
herbaceous
aquatic & OBL wetland species
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
Graminoid Traits
stem consistency
hollow except at nodes
solid
leaf sheath
closed (not split)
open (split on side)
ligules
absent
eciliate membrane
ciliate membrane
fringe of hairs
erose
spikelet disarticulation
breaking up at maturity (above glumes)
falling entire (below glumes)
persistent
spikelet compression
laterally compressed
dorsally compressed
subterete
Grass class students and instructor
Species Count: 83
Poaceae
Agrostis scabra
Alopecurus aequalis
Andropogon gerardi
Aristida adscensionis
Arundo donax
Avena fatua
Bambusa multiplex
Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Bouteloua barbata
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bromus arizonicus
Bromus diandrus
Bromus inermis
Cenchrus spinifex
Chloris virgata
Cottea pappophoroides
Cynodon dactylon
Dactylis glomerata
Dasyochloa pulchella
Deschampsia cespitosa
Digitaria californica
Digitaria sanguinalis
Disakisperma dubium
Echinochloa crus-galli
Eleusine indica
Elymus elymoides
Enneapogon cenchroides
Enneapogon desvauxii
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eragrostis intermedia
Eragrostis superba
Eriochloa acuminata
Eriocoma hymenoides
Glyceria striata
Heteropogon contortus
Hilaria belangeri
Hilaria jamesii
Hilaria mutica
Hopia obtusa
Hordeum murinum
Lolium arundinaceum
Lolium perenne
Lycurus setosus
Miscanthus sinensis
Muhlenbergia emersleyi
Muhlenbergia fragilis
Muhlenbergia porteri
Oryza sativa
Pappophorum vaginatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Paspalum dilatatum
Pennisetum ciliare
Phalaris minor
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Piptochaetium pringlei
Poa annua
Poa bigelovii
Poa fendleriana
Polypogon monspeliensis
Schizachyrium cirratum
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Scleropogon brevifolius
Setaria leucopila
Setaria pumila
Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghum halepense
Sporobolus contractus
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus wrightii
Thinopyrum intermedium
Tragus berteronianus
Tridens muticus
Triticum aestivum
Uniola paniculata
Urochloa arizonica
Vulpia octoflora
Zea mays