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.
Muhlenbergia is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Peyritschia is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Blepharoneuron is a genus of North American plants in the grass family.
Coelachyrum is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Dinebra is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family.
Urochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include signalgrass.
Disakisperma is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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.
Patis is a genus of grasses in the Stipeae tribe of the grass family, found in China, Korea, Japan, eastern Canada, and north central and eastern United States.
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.
Thorneochloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Thorneochloa diegoensis. It is a perennial grass native to California and to Todos Santos in the southern Baja California Peninsula.
Barkworthia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Barkworthia stillmanii. Its native range is California.
Rheochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. The only species is Rheochloa scabriflora. It is a perennial grass native to Brazil.
