Lolium is a genus of tufted grasses in the bluegrass subfamily (Pooideae). It is often called ryegrass, but this term is sometimes used to refer to grasses in other genera.
Agropyron is a genus of Eurasian plants in the grass family), native to Europe and Asia but widely naturalized in North America.
Eriophorum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found throughout the arctic, subarctic, and temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions.
Anthoxanthum, commonly known as hornworts, vernal grasses, or vernalgrasses, is a genus of plants in the grass family. The generic name means 'Yellow flower' in Botanical Latin, referring to the colour of the mature spikelets.
Brachypodium is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America. The genus is classified in its own tribe Brachypodieae.
Vulpia is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to many countries around the world and naturalized in many of the nations to which it is not native. It is most common in temperate regions.
Vulpia bromoides, squirreltail fescue, barren fescue or brome fescue, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a winter annual native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, but has been introduced to parts of the America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and isolated parts of East Asia.
Antinoria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family.
Castellia is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Castellia tuberculosa, native to southern Europe, northern and northeastern Africa, and southwestern Asia.
Catapodium is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.
Triplachne is a genus of seaside plants in the grass family, native to shorelines in the Mediterranean region from the Canary Islands to Turkey. The only known species is Triplachne nitens, called shining grass. It is native to Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Greece, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Israel.
Tripsacum is a genus of plants in the grass family and native to the Western Hemisphere. Gamagrass is a common name for plants in this genus.
Desmazeria is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the grass family, related to Catapodium.
Diarrhena, or beakgrain, is a genus of Asian and North American plants in the grass family.
Sclerochloa is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Hardgrass is a common name for plants in this genus.
The Poeae are the largest tribe of the grasses, with around 2,500 species in 121 genera. The tribe includes many lawn and pasture grasses.
Catapodium marinum, the sea fern grass, is a species of annual herb in the family Poaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 22 cm tall.
Catapodium rigidum, ferngrass, is a species of annual grass in the family Poaceae, distributed around the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It has been widely introduced throughout drier parts of the world, including parts of North America, South America, South Africa, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. Individuals can reach 20 cm (8 in).
Vulpia fasciculata, the dune fescue, is a species of annual herb in the family Poaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.24 m.
Selina Catherine Stow was a British botanist and the first female President of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union.
