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