Grasses Flashcards
Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed
Elymus elymoides
squirrel tail
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
can be glaucous
Melica imperfecta
Coast Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 3-7 mm (shorter than M. californica)
INFL branches appressed to spreading
Melica imperfecta
Coast Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 3-7 mm (shorter than M. californica)
INFL branches appressed to spreading
Avena spp.
oat grass
Poaceae
Vulpia spp.
‘fescue’
Poaceae
Bromus carinatus
CA brome
Poaceae
Arundo donax
giant reed grass
Poaceae
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Poaceae
loosely to densely tufted
Bromus hordeaceus
Soft chess
Poaceae
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Pennisetum setaceum
African fountain grass
Poaceae
Bromus carinatus
CA brome
Poaceae
spikelet strongly flattened
Bromus diandrus
ripgut grass
Poaceae
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Hordeum murinum
summer barley
Poaceae
well developed auricles
INFL 3-12 cm (gen longer than Med barley)
INFL green to glaucous
Lolium multiflorum
Italian rye grass
Poaceae
Koeleria macrantha
June grass
Poaceae
Elymus glaucus
blue wild rye
Poaceae
Aegilops spp.
goatgrass
Poaceae
Briza spp.
Rattlesnake grass
Poaceae
Ammophila arenaria
European beach grass
Poaceae
Koeleria macrantha
June grass
Poaceae
Elymus caput-medusae
medusa head
Poaceae
annual
Poa secunda
one-sided blue grass
Poaceae
densely tufted
INFL appressed (spreading only in FL)
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Poa bulbosa
bulbous blue grass
Poaceae
densely cespitose
ST base bulbous
Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Poaceae
loosely to densely tufted
Pennisetum setaceum
African fountain grass
Poaceae
Stipa miliacea
smilo grass
Poaceae
Festuca rubra
Red fescue
Poaceae
leaf sheath closed and reddish
Bromus carinatus
CA brome
Poaceae
Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Poaceae
loosely to densely tufted
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Arundo donax
giant reed grass
Poaceae
Elymus glaucus
blue wild rye
Poaceae
Festuca perennis
Italian rye
Poaceae
Bromus diandrus
ripgut grass
Poaceae
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Poa bulbosa
bulbous blue grass
Poaceae
densely cespitose
ST base bulbous
Stipa pulchra
purple needle grass
Poaceae
Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed
Elymus triticoides
beardless wildrye
Poaceae
Hordeum marinum
Mediterranean barley
Poaceae
INFL 1.5-7 cm (gen shorter than summer barley)
INFL green to purple
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Elymus elymoides
squirrel tail
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
can be glaucous
Festuca perennis
Italian rye
Poaceae
Poa secunda
one-sided blue grass
Poaceae
densely tufted
INFL appressed (spreading only in FL)
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Avena spp.
oat grass
Poaceae
Elymus condensatus
giant wildrye
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
INFL branched
Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens
red brome
Poaceae
Poa secunda
one-sided blue grass
Poaceae
densely tufted
INFL appressed (spreading only in FL)
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Stipa hymenoides
Indian ricegrass
Poaceae
Bromus diandrus
ripgut grass
Poaceae
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Elymus elymoides
squirrel tail
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
can be glaucous
Ammophila arenaria
European beach grass
Poaceae
Lamarckia aurea
golden top
Poaceae
Stipa hymenoides
Indian ricegrass
Poaceae
Elymus elymoides
squirrel tail
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
can be glaucous
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
leaf flat or rolled
Stipa hymenoides
Indian ricegrass
Poaceae
Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens
red brome
Poaceae
Lolium multiflorum
Italian rye grass
Poaceae
Elymus elymoides
squirrel tail
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
can be glaucous
Hordeum murinum
summer barley
Poaceae
well developed auricles
INFL 3-12 cm (gen longer than Med barley)
INFL green to glaucous
Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed
Stipa miliacea
smilo grass
Poaceae
Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda grass
Poaceae
Elymus glaucus
blue wild rye
Poaceae
Elymus condensatus
giant wildrye
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
INFL branched
Poa secunda
one-sided blue grass
Poaceae
densely tufted
INFL appressed (spreading only in FL)
Bromus carinatus
CA brome
Poaceae
spikelet strongly flattened
Stipa pulchra
purple needle grass
Poaceae
Koeleria macrantha
June grass
Poaceae
Bromus tectorum
cheat grass
Poaceae
Arundo donax
giant reed grass
Poaceae
Koeleria macrantha
June grass
Poaceae
Bromus hordeaceus
Soft chess
Poaceae
Vulpia spp.
‘fescue’
Poaceae
Festuca perennis
Italian rye
Poaceae
Elymus glaucus
blue wild rye
Poaceae
Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed
Ammophila arenaria
European beach grass
Poaceae
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Poa secunda
one-sided blue grass
Poaceae
densely tufted
INFL appressed (spreading only in FL)
Avena spp.
oat grass
Poaceae
Vulpia spp.
‘fescue’
Poaceae
Poa bulbosa
bulbous blue grass
Poaceae
densely cespitose
ST base bulbous
Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Poaceae
loosely to densely tufted
Aegilops spp.
goatgrass
Poaceae
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Stipa miliacea
smilo grass
Poaceae
Bromus diandrus
ripgut grass
Poaceae
Stipa miliacea
smilo grass
Poaceae
Elymus caput-medusae
medusa head
Poaceae
annual
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Cynodon dactylon
Bermuda grass
Poaceae
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Bromus hordeaceus
Soft chess
Poaceae
Lamarckia aurea
golden top
Poaceae
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping
Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
NON-native
LF blade auricle clasping
Aegilops spp.
goatgrass
Poaceae
Hordeum murinum
summer barley
Poaceae
well developed auricles
INFL 3-12 cm (gen longer than Med barley)
INFL green to glaucous
Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed
Pennisetum setaceum
African fountain grass
Poaceae
Distichlis spicata
salt grass
Poaceae
Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)
Elymus triticoides
beardless wildrye
Poaceae
Stipa pulchra
purple needle grass
Poaceae
Bromus diandrus
ripgut grass
Poaceae
Ammophila arenaria
European beach grass
Poaceae
Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed
Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Poaceae
loosely to densely tufted
Hordeum murinum
summer barley
Poaceae
well developed auricles
INFL 3-12 cm (gen longer than Med barley)
INFL green to glaucous