Spartina is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north-western and southern Africa, the Americas and the islands of the southern Atlantic Ocean; one or two species also occur on the western coast of North America and in freshwater habitats inland in the Americas. The highest species diversity is on the east coasts of North and South America, particularly Florida. They form large, often dense colonies, particularly on coastal salt marshes, and grow quickly. The species vary in size from 0.3–2 m tall. Many of the species will produce hybrids if they come into contact.
Deschampsia is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.
Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Chloris is a widespread genus of monophyletic grasses belonging to the family Poaceae, known generally as windmill grass or finger grass. The genus is found worldwide, but especially in the tropical and subtropical regions, and more often in the Southern Hemisphere. The species are variable in morphology, but in general, the plants are less than 0.5 m in height. They bear inflorescences shaped like umbels, with several plumes lined with rows of spikelets. The genus is characterized by the series of sterile florets above the lowest fertile ones, spikes usually 4–10 in numbers, approximated or in a slightly separated series of 10–20 spikes, rarely an indefinite numbers of terminal spikes. In India, 11 species are known to occur in which only two are endemic viz. Chloris wightiana Nees ex Steud. and Chloris bournei Rangachariar & Tadulingam.
Perotis is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Peyritschia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Perotis ornithocephala is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to India and Sri Lanka. When placed in the monotypic genus Lopholepis as Lopholepis ornithocephala, it was the only species.
Festuca floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to western South America. When placed in the monotypic genus Dielsiochloa as Dielsiochloa floribunda, it was the only species.
Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.
Chloris flagellifera is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native from Morocco in North Africa through the Arabian Peninsula to northwestern India.
The Stipeae are a tribe of grasses within the subfamily Pooidae, with up to 600 described species.
Stapfochloa is a genus of grasses. It is also in the subfamily Chloridoideae, and the Cynodonteae tribe.
Cynodonteae is a large tribe of grasses in the subfamily Chloridoideae, with over 800 species.
Diplachne fusca, called bearded sprangletop, is a widespread species of grass in the genus Diplachne, native to North America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, and introduced in Europe, New Zealand and Hawaii, among other places. It prefers to live in salty, wet conditions, such as in salt marshes and shallow depressions.
Zaqiqah is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Tripogonella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Triplasiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Triplasiella eragrostoides. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte grass native to the southern United States, northeastern and southeastern Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela.
Agrostopoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.
Barkworthia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Barkworthia stillmanii, a perennial grass native to California.
