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Cluster of grass with seeds at the top.
Danthonia spicata (Poverty Oatgrass)
Front view of a patch of rock muhly grass.
Muhlenbergia sobolifera (Rock Muhly)
Oryza meridionalis is a wild rice indigenous to Australia. It is found at edges of freshwater lagoons, temporary pools, and swamps.
Oryza meridionalis (Wild rice)
Hymenachne was introduced into northern Queensland, Australia in the 1970s to use in ponded pastures. It escaped cultivation a few years after its release in 1988. It is spreading throughout the tropical wetlands of northern Australia and is most common in the coastal wetlands of northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Olive hymenachne)
Illustration of a corn cob with husk.
Maize/corn cob 2
Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is an invasive species at Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stiltgrass)
Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora.
Distichlis spicata (Coastal Salt Grass)
Illustration of bamboo
Bamboo 2
Illustration of a rice plant
Rice 2
Illustration of American Beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata)
Ammophila breviligulata (American Beachgrass)
Illustration of Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum 2 (Japanese Stiltgrass)
Short, tufted grasses that are found in the woods, fields, bogs, and marshes of Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia.
Agrostis spp. (Tickle Grass)
Illustration of sugarcane
Sugarcane
Illustration of sugarcane plantation
Sugarcane plantation
Illustration of Triodia spp. (Spinifex)
Triodia spp. (Spinifex)
Illustration of bamboo
Bamboo 1
Illustration of maize/corn crop
Maize/corn crop
Illustration of maize/corn stalk
Maize/corn stalk
Illustration of Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
Illustration of Bromus spp. (Brome Grass)
Bromus spp. (Brome Grass)
Illustration of Dactylis glomerata (Orchard Grass)
Dactylis glomerata (Orchard Grass)
Illustration of Festuca spp. (Fescue)
Festuca spp. (Fescue)
Illustration of Poa pratensis (Kentucky Bluegrass)
Poa pratensis (Kentucky Bluegrass)
Illustration of Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
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