Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 97–144 of 369 plants in Poaceae
Dune Sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
Poaceae
Native
Durban Crowfoot
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Crabgrass
Digitaria serotina
Poaceae
Native
Early Paspalum
Paspalum praecox
Poaceae
Native
East Indian Bristlegrass
Setaria barbata
Poaceae
East Indian Crabgrass
Digitaria setigera
Poaceae
Native
Eggleaf Witchgrass
Dichanthelium ovale
Poaceae
Native
Egyptian Panicgrass
Setaria geminata
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Native
Eragrostis bahiensis
Poaceae
Introduced
Eragrostis prolifera
Poaceae
Native
Eragrostis scaligera
Poaceae
Introduced
Erectleaf Panicgrass
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Poaceae
Native
Eustachys distichophylla
Poaceae
Eustachys floridana
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Couch Finger Grass
Digitaria longiflora
Poaceae
Introduced
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feathery Pennisetum
Cenchrus setosus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Poaceae
Native
Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Fishpole Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Cockspur Grass
Echinochloa paludigena
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Dropseed
Sporobolus floridanus
Poaceae
Florida Gamagrass
Tripsacum floridanum
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Jointtailgrass
Coelorachis tuberculosa
Poaceae
Native
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Orangegrass
Ctenium floridanum
Poaceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Sandreed
Sporobolus vaseyi
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Speargrass
Piptochaetium avenacioides
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Threeawn
Aristida floridana
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Threeawn
Aristida rhizomophora
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Fourspike Fingergrass
Eustachys neglecta
Poaceae
Fowl Mannagrass
Glyceria striata
Poaceae
Native
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Native
Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
Poaceae
Native
Giant Cutgrass
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Poaceae
Native
Giant Ratstail Grass
Sporobolus pyramidalis
Poaceae
Introduced
Giant Reed
Arundo donax
Poaceae
Introduced
Giant Timber Bamboo
Bambusa oldhamii
Poaceae
Goose Grass
Eleusine indica
Poaceae
Introduced
Gophertail Lovegrass
Eragrostis ciliaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Green Bristle Grass
Setaria viridis
Poaceae
Introduced
Green Silkyscale Grass
Anthenantia villosa
Poaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.