Goulds Grasses of Texas
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August 18, 2000
ACHNATHERUM (= STIPA)
A. aridum (=Stipa arida)
A. clandestinum (=Stipa clandestina)
A. curvifolium (=Stipa curvifolia)
A. eminens (=Stipa eminens)
A. hymenoides (=Stipa hymenoides)
A. lobatum (=Stipa lobata)
A. perplexum (=Stipa perplexa)
A. robustum (=Stipa robusta)
AEGILOPS (=TRITICUM)
A. cylindrica (=Triticum cylindricum)
AGROPYRON Gaertn. Wheatgrass
A. arizonicum (=Elymus arizonicus)
A. cristatum (L.) Gaertn. CRESTED W. IPC 8 9 10 U
A. desertorum (=A. cristatum)
A. elongatum (=Elymus pontica)
A. intermedium (=Elymus intermedia)
A. smithii (=Elymus smithii)
A. spicatum (=Elymus spicatus)
A. trachycaulum (=Elymus trachycaulus)
AGROSTIS L. Bentgrass
A. avenacea J.F. Gmel. PACIFIC B. IPC 10 FW
A. elliottiana Schult. ELLIOTT B., annual ticklegrass NAC 1 2 3 4 7 F
A. exarata Trin. SPIKE B. NPC 10 F
A. hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. WINTER B., flyaway grass, ticklegrass,
spring b. NPC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 FW
A. perennans (Walt.) Tuckerm. AUTUMN B., perennial b. NPC 1 3 F/FW
A. scabra (=A. hyemalis)
A. semiverticillata (=Polypogon viridis)
A. stolonifera L. CREEPING B., redtop IPC 2 7 8 10 O/FW
AIRA L. Hairgrass
A. caryophyllea L. ANNUAL H. IAC 1 3 F
A. elegans (=A. caryophyllea)
ALLOLEPIS Soder. & Deck.
A. texana (Vasey) Soder. & Deck. NPW 10 F
ALOPECURUS L. Foxtail
A. carolinianus Walt. CAROLINA F. NAC 1 2 3 4 5 7 FW
A. myosuroides Huds. MOUSE F., slimspike f. IAC 1 2 FW
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ANDROPOGON L. Bluestem
A. annulatus (=Dichanthium annulatum)
A. altus (= Bothriochloa alta)
A. aristatus (=Dichanthium aristatum)
A. barbinodis (= Bothriochloa barbinodis var. barbinodis)
A. bladhii (= Bothriochloa bladhii)
A. caucasicus (= Bothriochloa caucasica)
A. cirratus (= Schizachyrium cirratum)
A. divergens (= Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens)
A. edwardsianus (= Bothriochloa edwardsiana)
A. elliottii of Texas auth., not Chapm. (=A. gyrans)
A. exaristatus (= Bothriochloa exaristata)
A. frequens (=Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium)
A. gerardii Vitman
var. chrysocomus (Nash) Fern. BIG B. NPW 8 9 10 U
var. gerardii BIG B., turkey-foot NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FU/F
var. paucipilus (Nash) Fern. SAND B. NPW 8 9 10 U
A. glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. BUSHY B., bushy beardgrass NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FW
A. gyrans Ashe ELLIOTT B., Elliott beardgrass NPW 1 2 3 U
A. hallii (=A. gerardii var. paucipilus)
A. hirtiflorus (= Schizachyrium sanguineum var. hirtiflorum)
A. hybridus (= Bothriochloa hybrida)
A. intermedia (= Bothriochloa bladhii)
A. ischaemum var. songaricus (= Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica)
A. littoralis (=Schizachyrium scoparium var. littoralis)
A. longipaniculata (=Bothriochloa laguroides subsp. torreyana)
A. neomexicanum (= Schizachyrium neomexicanum)
A. nodosus (= Dichanthium aristatum)
A. perforatus (= Bothriochloa barbinodis var. perforata)
A. pertusus (= Bothriochloa pertusa)
A. saccharoides var. torreyanus (= Bothriochloa laguroides subsp. torreyana)
A. scoparius var. divergens (= Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens)
A. scoparius var. virilis (= Schizachyrium scoparium var. divergens)
A. sericeus (= Dichanthium sericeum)
A. spadiceus (=A. ternarius)
A. springfieldii (= Bothriochloa springfieldii)
A. ternarius Michx.
SPLITBEARD B., splitbeard beardgrass, silvery beardgrass,
feather b. NPW 1 2 3 4 5 10 FU
A. virginicus L. BROOMSEDGE B., yellowsedge b., Virginia b.,
broomsedge NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FU
A. virginicus var. abbreviatus (=A. glomeratus)
A. wrightii (= Bothriochloa wrightii)
ANTHAENANTIA Beauv. Silkyscale
A. rufa (Ell.) Schult. PURPLE S. NPW 1 2 FW
A. villosa (Michx.) Beauv. GREEN S., purple s. NPW 1 2 3 FU
ANTHOXANTHUM L. Vernalgrass
A. aristatum Boiss. NAC X
A. odoratum L. SWEET V. NPC X
ARISTIDA L. Threeawn
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A. adscensionis L. SIXWEEKS T. NAW 6 7 8 9 10 U
A. affinis (=A. palustris)
A. arizonica Vasey ARIZONA T. NPW 10 U A. barbata (=A. havardii)
A. basiramea Vasey NAW 3 4 U
A. brownii Warnock BROWN T. NAW 10 U
A. desmantha Trin. & Rupr. CURLY T., western tripleawn grass,
western t. NAW 6 7 8 9 10 U
A. dichotoma Michx. CHURCHMOUSE T., povertygrass NAW 1 3 4 X
A. divaricata Willd. POVERTY T. NPW 7 9 10 U
A. fendleriana (=A. purpurea var. fendleriana)
A. glauca (=A. purpurea var. nealleyi)
A. gypsophila Beetle GYP T. NPW 10 U
A. hamulosa (=A. ternipes)
A. havardii Vasey HARVARD T. NPW 9 10 U
A. intermedia (=A. longespica var. geniculata)
A. lanosa Muhl. ex Ell. WOOLLYSHEATH T., woolly tripleawn grass,
woolly t. NPW 1 2 3 4 U
A. longiseta (=A. purpurea var. longiseta)
A. longiseta var. rariflora (=A. purpurea var. longiseta)
A. longiseta var. robusta (=A. purpurea var. longiseta)
A. longespica Poir.
var. geniculata (Raf.) Fern. KEARNEY T., plains t. NAW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FU
var. longespica SLIMSPIKE T., slender t. NAW 1 2 3 4 FU
A. oligantha Michx. OLDFIELD T., prairie t., fewflowered aristida NAW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
A. orcuttiana (=A. scheidiana)
A. palustris (Chapm.) Vasey LONGLEAF T. NPW 1 FW
A. pansa Woot. & Standl. WOOTEN T. NPW 7 10 U
A. purpurascens Poir.
ARROWFEATHER T., broomsedge, arrowgrass NPW 1 2 3 4 7 F
A. purpurea Nutt.
var. fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey FENDLER T. NPW 10 U
var. laxiflora (=A. purpurea var. purpurea)
var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey RED T., dogtowngrass,
longawned aristida, longawned t. NPW 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U var. nealleyi (Vasey) Allred NEALLEY T. NPW 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
var. purpurea
PURPLE T., purple needlegrass NPW 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
var. wrightii (Nash) Allred NPW 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
A. ramosissima Gray S-CURVE T. NAW 1 7 X
A. roemeriana (=A. purpurea var. purpurea)
A. schedieana Trin. & Rupr. SINGLEAWN ARISTIDA, beggarstick t.,
orcutt’s t. NPW 10 U
A. ternipes Cav. SPIDERGRASS, hook t.
var. hamulosa (Henr.) Trent NPW 10 U
var. ternipes NPW 10 U
A. virgata (=A. purpurescens)
A. wrightii (=A. purpurea var. wrightii)
ARTHRAXON P. Beauv.
A. hispidus P. Beauv. IAW X
ARUNDINARIA Michx.
A. gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. GIANTCANE, southern cane NPC 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 FW
A. tecta (=A. gigantea)
ARUNDO L.
A. donax L. GIANTREED IPW 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F/FW
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AVENA L. Oat
A. fatua L.
var. fatua WILD O. IAC 2 3 7 8 9 10 U
var. sativa (L.) Hausskn. COMMON O., cultivated o. IAC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
A. sativa (=A. fatua var. sativa)
AXONOPUS Beauv. Carpetgrass
A. affinis (=A. fissifolius)
A. compressus (Sw.) Beauv. NPW 1 2 FW
A. fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlman COMMON C. NPW 1 2 3 F
A. furcatus (Flugge) A. S. Hitchc. BIG C., flat crabgrass NPW 1 2 3 O
BLEPHARIDACHNE Hack.
B. bigelovii (S. Wats.) Hack. BIGELOW DESERTGRASS NPW 10 U
BLEPHARONEURON Nash
B. tricholepis (Torr.) Nash PINE DROPSEED, hairy dropseed NPW 10 U
BOTHRIOCHLOA O. Ktze. Bluestem
B. alta (A.S. Hitchc.) Henr. TALL B. NPW 10 U
B. barbinodis (Lag.) Herter
var. barbinodis CANE B., cane beardgrass, bristlejoint b. NPW 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
var. perforata (Fourn.) Gould PINHOLE B., pinhole beardgrass,
perforated b. NPW 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. bladhii (Retz.) S. T. Blake AUSTRALIAN B. IPW 2 3 6 U
B. caucasica (=B. bladhii)
B. edwardsiana (Gould) L.R. Parodi MERRILL B. NPW 7 U
B. exaristata (Nash) Henr. AWNLESS B. NPW 2 U
B. hybrida (Gould) Gould HYBRID B. NPW 2 6 7 U
B. intermedia (=B. bladhii)
B. ischaemum (L.) Keng
var. ischaemum IPW U
var. songarica (Fisch. & Mey.) Celarier & Harlan KING RANCH B. IPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. laguroides (DC.) Herter
subsp. torreyana (Steud.) Allred & Gould SILVER B., silver
beardgrass NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. longipaniculata (=B. laguroides subsp. torreyana)
B. pertusa (L.) A. Camus PITTED B. IPW 6 U
B. sachharoides var. torreyana (=B. laguroides subsp. torreyana)
B. springfieldii (Gould) L.R. Parodi SPRINGFIELD B. NPW 9 10 U
B. wrightii (Hack.) Henr. WRIGHT’S B. NPW 10 U
BOUTELOUA Lag. mut. Lag. Grama
B. aristidoides (Kunth) Griesb. NEEDLE G., sixweek g. NAW 6 7 10 U
B. barbata Lag. SIXWEEKS G. NAW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. breviseta Vasey GYP G. NPW 10 U
B. chondrosioides (Kunth) Benth ex S. Wats. SPRUCETOP G. NPW 10 U
B. curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
var. caespitosa Gould & Kapadia SIDEOATS G. NPW 5 6 7 10 U
var. curtipendula SIDEOATS G. NPW 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. eriopoda (Torr.) Torr. BLACK G., woollyfoot g. NPW 7 8 9 10 U
B. gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths BLUE G. NPW 5 7 8 9 10 U
B. hirsuta Lag. HAIRY G. NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. kayii Warnock KAY G. NPW 7 10 U
B. pectinata Featherly TALL G. NPW 7 10 U
B. ramosa Lamson-Scribn. & Merr. ex Vasey CHINO G. NPW 9 10 U
B. repens (Kunth) Lamson-Scribn., & Merr. SLENDER G.,
large-mesquite g. NPW 6 7 U
B. rigidiseta (Steud.) A. S. Hitchc.
var. rigidiseta TEXAS G., mesquitegrass NPW 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. simplex Lag. MAT G. NAW 10 U
B. trifida Thurb. RED G., threeawn g. NPW 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. uniflora Vasey NEALLEY G., one-flowered g. NPW 7 10 U
B. warnockii Gould & Kapadia WARNOCK G. NPW 10 U
BRACHIARIA (Trin.) Griseb. Signalgrass
B. arizonica (=Urochloa arizonica)
B. brizantha (=U. brizantha)
B. ciliatissima (= U. ciliatissima)
B. eruciformis (J.E. Smith) Griseb. IAW 7 U
B. fasciculata (=U. fasciculata)
B. mutica (=U. mutica)
B. plantaginea (=U. platyphylla)
B. platyphylla (=U. platyphylla)
B. ramosa (=U. fasciculata)
B. reptans (=U. reptans)
B. texana (=U. texana)
BRACHYELYTRUM Beauv.
B. erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. NPC 1 X
BRACHYPODIUM Beauv.
B. distachyon (L.) Beauv. PURPLE FALSE BROME IAC 5 7 X
BRIZA L. Quakinggrass
B. maxima L. BIG Q. IAC 1 2 F
B. minor L. LITTLE Q. IAC 1 2 3 4 U
BROMUS L. Brome
B. anomalus Rupr. ex Fourn. NODDING B., anomalous b. NPC 7 10 U
B. arizonicus (Shear) Stebbins ARIZONA B. NPC 10 U
B. catharticus M.A. Vahl RESCUEGRASS, rescue b., Schradersgrass IAC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
B. ciliatus L. FRINGED B. NPC 10 U
B. diandrus Roth RIPGUT B., ripgut grass IAC 1 3 7 10 U
B. frondosus (=B. porteri)
B. hordeaceus L. SOFT B., soft chess IAC 1 3 4 U
B. inermis Leyss. SMOOTH B., bromo IPC
B. japonicus Thunb. ex Murray JAPANESE B., Japanese chess,
spreading b. IAC 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FU
B. lanatipes (Shear) Rydb. WOOLY B. NPC 7 10 U
B. lanceolatus Roth MEDITERRANEAN B. IAC 3 4 U
B. madritensis subsp. rubens (=B. rubens)
B. macrostachys (=B. lanceolatus)
B. mollis (=B. hordeaceus)
B. polyanthus (=B. catharticus)
B. porteri (Coult.) Nash PORTER’S B. NPC 10 U
B. pubescens Muhl. ex. Willd. CANADA BROME NPC 1 3 4 7 U
B. richardsonii (=B. ciliatus)
B. rigidus (=B. diandrus)
B. rubens L. RED B., foxtail b. IAC 7 10 FU
B. secalinus L. RYE B. IAC 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 U
B. sterilis L. STERILE B. IAC 7 U
B. tectorum L. JUNEGRASS, cheatgrass b., downy b. IAC 4 5 7 8 9 10 U
B. texensis (Shear) A. S. Hitchc. TEXAS B. NPC 2 6 7 U
B. unioloides (=B. catharticus)
B. willdenowii (=B. catharticus)
BUCHLOË Engelm.
B. dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. BUFFALOGRASS NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 FU
CALAMOVILFA (Gray) Lamson-Scribn. & Merr.
C. gigantea (Nutt.) Lamson-Scribn. & Merr.
BIG SANDREED, giant reedgrass NPW 8 9 10 U
CATAPODIUM Link (=DESMAZERIA)
C. rigidum (=Desmazeria rigida)
CATHESTECUM Presl
C. erectum Vasey & Hack. FALSEGRAMA NPW 7 10 U
CENCHRUS L. Sandbur, Cenchrus
C. brownii Roem. & Schult. IPW 6 U
C. ciliaris (=Pennisetum ciliare)
C. echinatus L. SOUTHERN S., hedgehog grass NAW 1 2 3 4 6 U
C. incertus (=C. spinifex)
C. longespinus (Hack.) Fern. LONGSPINE S. NAW 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
C. myosuroides Kunth in H.B.K. BIG C., big sandbur, cadillo NPW 2 6 7 10 FU/F
C. pauciflorus (=C. spinifex)
C. spinifex A. Cavanilles COMMON S. NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U
CHASMANTHIUM Link Woodoats
C. latifolium (Michx.) Yates BROADLEAF W. NPW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 F
C. laxum (L.) Yates NARROWLEAF W. NPW 1 2 3 4 F
C. sessiliflorum (=C. laxum)
CHLORIS Sw. Windmillgrass, Chloris
C. andropogonoides Fourn. SLIMSPIKE W. NPW 2 7 U
C. barbata Sw. NAW 2 U
C. canterai Arech. IPW 2 3 6 7 FU
C. chloridea (=Enteropogon chlorideus)
C. ciliata Swartz FRINGED C. NPW 2 6 7 U
C. crinita (=Trichloris crinita)
C. cucullata Bisch. HOODED W., hooded fingergrass NPW U