List of grasses of Puerto Rico
The grass family Poaceae is the largest group of flowering plants present on the island of Puerto Rico. With 258 species, it represents 9% of all Angiosperms and 33% of all Monocots.
The following is a list of grass species known to exist in Puerto Rico, separated by genus:
Agrostis[]
Andropogon[]
Anthephora[]
Aristida[]
Arthraxon[]
Arthrostylidium[]
Arundinella[]
Arundo[]
Avena[]
- Avena sativa
Axonopus[]
Bambusa[]
Bothriochloa[]
Bouteloua[]
Brachyelytrum[]
Cenchrus[]
Chloris[]
Chusquea[]
Coix[]
Cymbopogon[]
Cynodon[]
Dactylis[]
Dactyloctenium[]
Dichanthelium[]
Dichanthium[]
Diectomis[]
- Diectomis fastigiata
Echinochloa[]
- Echinochloa colona
- Echinochloa crus-galli
- Echinochloa crus-pavonis
- Echinochloa polystachya
- Echinochloa stagnina
Eleusine[]
Eragrostis[]
Eremochloa[]
Eriochloa[]
Eriochrysis[]
Euclasta[]
Eustachys[]
Gymnopogon[]
Gynerium[]
- Gynerium sagittatum
Hackelochloa[]
Heteropogon[]
Holcus[]
Homolepis[]
Hymenachne[]
Hyparrhenia[]
Hypogynium[]
Ichnanthus[]
Imperata[]
Isachne[]
Lasiacis[]
Leersia[]
Leptochloa[]
- Leptochloa fusca
Leptochloopsis[]
Leptocoryphium[]
Lithachne[]
Lolium[]
Melinis[]
Microstegium[]
Muhlenbergia[]
Olyra[]
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Oryza[]
Panicum[]
- Panicum dichotomiflorum
- Panicum miliaceum
Pappophorum[]
Paspalidium[]
Paspalum[]
- Paspalum conjugatum
- Paspalum dilatatum
- Paspalum distichum
- Paspalum notatum
- Paspalum plicatulum
- Paspalum setaceum
- Paspalum urvillei
- Paspalum vaginatum
Pennisetum[]
- Pennisetum ciliare
- Pennisetum clandestinum
- Pennisetum glaucum
- Pennisetum polystachion
- Pennisetum purpureum
Pharus[]
Phragmites[]
Poa[]
Polypogon[]
Polytrias[]
- Polytrias indica
Rottboellia[]
Saccharum[]
Sacciolepis[]
Schizachyrium[]
Setaria[]
Sorghastrum[]
Sorghum[]
- Sorghum bicolor
- Sorghum halepense
Spartina[]
Sporobolus[]
Stenotaphrum[]
- Stenotaphrum secundatum
Themeda[]
Tragus[]
Tripidium[]
Tripsacum[]
Triticum[]
- Triticum aestivum
Urochloa[]
- Urochloa brizantha
- Urochloa maxima
- Urochloa mutica
Vetiveria[]
- Vetiveria zizanioides
Vulpia[]
Zea[]
- Zea mays
Zoysia[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Lists of biota of Puerto Rico
- Lists of graminoids
- Grasses of the United States
- Lists of flora of the United States