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 145–192 of 369 plants in Poaceae
Green Sprangletop
Disakisperma dubium
Poaceae
Native
Green Summer Grass
Urochloa distachyos
Poaceae
Guinea Grass
Megathyrsus maximus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Gulf Bluestem
Schizachyrium maritimum
Poaceae
Gulf Cockspur
Echinochloa crus-pavonis
Poaceae
Introduced
Gulf Cordgrass
Sporobolus spartinae
Poaceae
Native
Gulf Muhly
Muhlenbergia sericea
Poaceae
Native
Gulfdune Paspalum
Paspalum monostachyum
Poaceae
Native
Hairawn Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Poaceae
Native
Hairy Crabgrass
Digitaria sanguinalis
Poaceae
Introduced
Hairy Grama
Bouteloua hirsuta
Poaceae
Native
Hairy Rosette-Panicgrass
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Poaceae
Native
Heller's Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Poaceae
Native
Hemlock Witchgrass
Dichanthelium patulum
Poaceae
Native
Hilograss
Paspalum conjugatum
Poaceae
Native
Hybrid Ryegrass
Lolium × boucheanum
Poaceae
Introduced
Ichnanthus pallens
Poaceae
Native
Imperata brasiliensis
Poaceae
Native
Indian Cupscale Grass
Sacciolepis indica
Poaceae
Introduced
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Poaceae
Native
Italian Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Poaceae
Introduced
Itchgrass
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
Poaceae
Introduced
Jamaican Crabgrass
Digitaria horizontalis
Poaceae
Native
Japanese Millet
Echinochloa esculenta
Poaceae
Japanese Stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Johnson Grass
Sorghum halepense
Poaceae
Introduced
Jungle Rice
Echinochloa colona
Poaceae
Introduced
Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa pratensis
Poaceae
Introduced
King Ranch Bluestem
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Poaceae
Introduced
Kleberg's Bluestem
Dichanthium annulatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Knot Grass
Paspalum distichum
Poaceae
Native
Knotroot Bristlegrass
Setaria parviflora
Poaceae
Native
Lasiacis ruscifolia
Poaceae
Lax Panicgrass
Steinchisma laxum
Poaceae
Native
Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon citratus
Poaceae
Introduced
Leptochloa virgata
Poaceae
Native
Limpograss
Hemarthria altissima
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Little Barley
Hordeum pusillum
Poaceae
Native
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Poaceae
Native
Little Quaking-Grass
Briza minor
Poaceae
Introduced
Long-Leaved Redtop-Panicgrass
Coleataenia longifolia
Poaceae
Native
Longbeard Bluestem
Anatherum longiberbe
Poaceae
Native
Longleaf Crabgrass
Digitaria gracillima
Poaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Longleaf Cupgrass
Eriochloa michauxii
Poaceae
Native
Longleaf Threeawn
Aristida palustris
Poaceae
Native
Longleaf Woodoats
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum
Poaceae
Native
Lopsided Indiangrass
Sorghastrum secundum
Poaceae
Native
Luziola bahiensis
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.