TOTAL-PLANT: NATIVE PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
Checklist:  state = CA; lifeform = grasslike

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Scientific Name Common Name Lifeform Location Flower Color(s)
Agrostis lacuna-vernalis Vernal Pool Bent Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Fort Ord n/a
Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair Grass annual, grasslike CA: Crockett Hills Regional Park, Fort Ord, North Table Mountain Ecological Preserve, Pinnacles National Park n/a
Ammophila arenaria European Beach Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, Point Reyes National Seashore n/a
Amphiscirpus nevadensis Nevada Bulrush perennial, grasslike CA: Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve n/a
Aristida purpurea var. fendleriana Fendler Three Awn perennial, grasslike CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, White Mountains n/a
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta Red Three Awn / Three Awn / Fendler's Three Awn perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Aristida purpurea var. nealleyi Blue Three Awn / Nealley Three Awn perennial, grasslike CA: Joshua Tree National Park, White Mountains n/a
Aristida purpurea var. parishii Parish Three Awn perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Aristida purpurea var. purpurea Purple Three Awn perennial, grasslike CA: Joshua Tree National Park n/a
Arundo donax Giant Reed perennial, grasslike CA: Delta n/a
Avena barbata Slender Wild Oat annual, grasslike CA: Fort Ord, Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, Pinnacles National Park n/a
Avena fatua Wild Oat annual, grasslike CA: Berkeley (city & vicinity), El Cerrito (city & vicinity), Pinnacles National Park n/a
Blepharidachne kingii King's Eyelash Grass annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Death Valley National Park n/a
Bolboschoenus robustus Sea Coast Bulrush / Sturdy Bulrush perennial, grasslike CA: Martinez Regional Shoreline n/a
Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane Blue Stem / Cane Beard Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Bouteloua curtipendula Side Oats Grama perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve, NM: Bandelier National Monument, Rio en Medio n/a
Bouteloua eriopoda Black Grama perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve, NM: Bandelier National Monument, Hwy 42 roadside stops, Randall Davey Audubon Center, Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Santa Fe), Wild Rivers n/a
Bouteloua trifida Three Awned Grama / Red Grama perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Brachypodium distachyon Purple False Brome annual, grasslike CA: Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve n/a
Briza maxima Big Quaking Grass annual, grasslike CA: Angel Island State Park, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Butano State Park, China Camp State Park, Elfin Forest Natural Area, Henry A. Barbier Memorial Park, Hwy 1 roadside stops in Monterey County, Jacks Peak County Park, Mendocino Headlands State Park, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park n/a
Briza minor Little Quaking Grass annual, grasslike CA: Eureka (city & vicinity), Fort Ord, Jacks Peak County Park, Knowland Park n/a
Bromus catharticus var. catharticus Rescue Grass annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Oakland, CA n/a
Bromus diandrus Ripgut Grass / Ripgut Brome annual, grasslike CA: El Sobrante (city & vicinity) n/a
Bromus porteri Nodding Brome perennial, grasslike CA: White Mountains n/a
Bromus tectorum Cheat Grass annual, grasslike CA: Hwy 89 roadside stops in Mono County, Joshua Tree National Park, Mt. Diablo State Park, Tejon Ranch, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Calamagrostis purpurascens Purple Reed Grass perennial, grasslike CA: White Mountains n/a
Calliscirpus criniger Fringed Cotton Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Saddlebag Lake & Twenty Lakes Basin n/a
Carex alma Sturdy Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Carex barbarae White Root Sedge / Santa Barbara Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Fort Ord, Mt. Diablo State Park, Point Pinole Regional Shoreline n/a
Carex breweri Brewer's Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Mammoth Lakes, Saddlebag Lake & Twenty Lakes Basin, OR: Crater Lake National Park n/a
Carex congdonii Congdon's Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Saddlebag Lake & Twenty Lakes Basin, Yosemite National Park n/a
Carex densa Dense Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Auburn (city & vicinity), Mt. Diablo State Park n/a
Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa Grassland Sedge / Gray Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Redwood Regional Park n/a
Carex filifolia var. erostrata Short Hair Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Hwy 108 roadside stops in Mono County, Lake Tahoe (California), Saddlebag Lake & Twenty Lakes Basin, NV: Mt. Rose Wilderness Area n/a
Carex globosa Round Fruited Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Mt. Diablo State Park, Redwood Regional Park n/a
Carex heteroneura Smooth Fruited Sedge / Nerve Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Carson Pass & vicinity n/a
Carex leptopoda Slender Footed Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Redwood Regional Park, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Carex microptera Small Winged Sedge / Oval Head Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Carson Pass & vicinity n/a
Carex multicaulis Stick Sedge / Many Stem Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Feather Falls, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Carex nudata Torrent Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Cascade Canyon Open Space Preserve (Elliot Nature Preserve), Mt. Diablo State Park, Niles Canyon n/a
Carex obnupta Slough Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Ma-le'l Dunes, Van Damme State Park n/a
Carex pellita Woolly Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: White Mountains, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park n/a
Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge / Hanging Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, San Pablo Reservoir n/a
Carex praegracilis Black Creeper / Freeway Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Redwood Regional Park, White Mountains n/a
Carex raynoldsii Raynold's Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Carson Pass & vicinity, Ebbetts Pass & vicinity n/a
Carex serratodens Saw Toothed Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Mt. Diablo State Park, Uvas Reservoir, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Carex spectabilis Showy Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Carson Pass & vicinity n/a
Carex subbracteata Small Bracted Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Redwood Regional Park n/a
Carex utriculata Southern Beaked Sedge / Northwest Territory Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Ebbetts Pass & vicinity n/a
Cortaderia jubata Jubata Grass / Pampas Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Albany Bulb, Hwy 1 roadside stops in Sonoma County, Pigeon Point, Pillar Point n/a
Cortaderia selloana Uruguayan Pampas Grass / Pampas Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Delta n/a
Crypsis schoenoides Swamp Prickle Grass / Swamp Timothy annual, grasslike CA: Briones Regional Park, Hwy 5 roadside stops in San Joaquin County, Pinnacles National Park, San Jose (city & vicinity), Tracy (city & vicinity) n/a
Crypsis vaginiflora Modest Prickle Grass / African Prickle Grass annual, grasslike CA: Briones Regional Park, Pigeon Point n/a
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass / Devil Grass / motie molulu perennial, grasslike CA: Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline n/a
Cynosurus echinatus Bristly Dog Tail Grass annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Anthony Chabot Regional Park, Coyote Hills Regional Park, Tilden Regional Park n/a
Cyperus eragrostis Tall Flat Sedge / Tall Cyperus perennial, grasslike CA: Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Pinnacles National Park, Smartsville (city & vicinity), Tilden Regional Park, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus Chufa Flat Sedge perennial, grasslike CA: Van Damme State Park n/a
Cyperus squarrosus Bearded Flat Sedge / Bearded Nut Grass annual, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Danthonia californica California Oat Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline n/a
Dasyochloa pulchella Low Woolly Grass / Fluff Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, Mojave National Preserve, UC Berkeley Jepson Herbarium sheets n/a
Digitaria sanguinalis Crabgrass annual, grasslike CA: Coyote Hills Regional Park n/a
Distichlis spicata Inland Salt Grass / Desert Salt Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Coyote Hills Regional Park, Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, Panoche Valley n/a
Echinochloa crus-galli Barnyard Grass / Cockspur / Japanese Millet / Large Barnyard Grass / Water Grass annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Oakland, CA n/a
Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya Rough Barnyard Grass annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Antioch (city & vicinity) n/a
Eleocharis macrostachya Spike Rush / Pale Spike Rush perennial, grasslike CA: EBMUD Trails (North of Hwy 24), Pigeon Point, Pinnacles National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore n/a
Elymus caput-medusae Medusa Head / Medusa Head Rye annual, grasslike CA: Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve n/a
Elymus elymoides var. elymoides Bottle Brush Squirrel Tail / Squirrel Tail annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Carson Pass & vicinity, Mojave National Preserve, Mt. Eddy, White Mountains n/a
Elymus glaucus subsp. glaucus Blue Wild Rye / Western Wild Rye annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve, Fort Ord, Mt. Diablo State Park, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Elymus mollis subsp. mollis American Dune Grass / Sea Lyme Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Ma-le'l Dunes, Point Reyes National Seashore, Tunitas Creek Beach n/a
Elymus multisetus Big Squirrel Tail annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve, Mt. Diablo State Park, Pinnacles National Park, Tiburon Peninsula, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Elymus trachycaulus subsp. trachycaulus Slender Wheat Grass / Slender Wild Rye annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Mt. Diablo State Park n/a
Eragrostis cilianensis Candygrass / Lovegrass /Stink Grass annual, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Festuca californica California Fescue perennial, grasslike CA: Cedar Lake, Linda Mar (city & vicinity), Mt. Diablo State Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Festuca microstachys Small Fescue / Two Flower Fescue / Little Fescue annual, grasslike CA: Aberdeen (city & vicinity), Walker Ridge n/a
Festuca octoflora Six Weeks Grass annual, grasslike CA: Fort Ord n/a
Festuca perennis Rye Grass annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Fort Ord, Jepson Prairie Preserve, Knowland Park, Shell Ridge Open Space, Tilden Regional Park n/a
Festuca rubra Red Fescue perennial, grasslike CA: Joshua Tree National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore n/a
Gastridium phleoides Nit Grass annual, grasslike CA: Coyote Hills Regional Park, Pinnacles National Park n/a
Hilaria jamesii Galleta perennial, grasslike CA: Mojave National Preserve n/a
Hilaria rigida Big Galleta; Galletta Grass perennial, grasslike CA: Anza Borrego State Park, Blythe (city & vicinity), El Centro (city & vicinity), Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Turtle Mountains Wilderness n/a
Holcus lanatus Velvet Grass / Yorkshire Fog perennial, grasslike CA: Half Moon Bay (city & vicinity), Smartsville (city & vicinity), Van Damme State Park, OR: Selma (city & vicinity) n/a
Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. brachyantherum Meadow Barley perennial, grasslike CA: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, San Francisco (city & vicinity) n/a
Hordeum brachyantherum subsp. californicum California Barley perennial, grasslike CA: Briones Regional Park n/a
Isolepis cernua Low Bulrush annual, perennial, grasslike CA: Cowell Beach, Goat Rock Bioregional Habitat Restoration, Pigeon Point, Point Edith Wildlife Area n/a
Juncus balticus subsp. ater Baltic Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Big Pine (city & vicinity), Mt. Diablo State Park n/a
Juncus bufonius var. congestus Clustered Toad Rush annual, grasslike CA: Fort Ord n/a
Juncus drummondii Drummond's Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Carson Pass & vicinity n/a
Juncus hesperius Coast Rush / Bog Rush / Lamp Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Point Reyes National Seashore n/a
Juncus patens Spreading Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Half Moon Bay (city & vicinity), Montara (city & vicinity), Mt. Diablo State Park, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Pigeon Point, Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve n/a
Juncus phaeocephalus var. phaeocephalus Brown Headed Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Santa Rosa Island n/a
Juncus torreyi Torrey's Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Big Pine (city & vicinity), White Mountains n/a
Juncus xiphioides Iris Leaved Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Mt. Diablo State Park, Panoche Valley, Pinnacles National Park, Santa Cruz Island Reserve n/a
Lagurus ovatus Harestail Grass annual, grasslike CA: Point Lobos State Reserve n/a
Lamarckia aurea Goldentop Grass annual, grasslike CA: Anacapa Island, Cuesta Pass, Panoche Valley, Pinnacles National Park n/a
Luzula comosa var. comosa Pacific Wood Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Fort Ord brown, white, cream
Luzula comosa var. laxa Pacific Wood Rush perennial, grasslike CA: Feather Falls, Fort Ord, Garland Ranch Regional Park, Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area, Lake Tahoe (California), Yosemite National Park brown, white, cream
Luzula spicata Spiked Wood Rush perennial, grasslike CA: White Mountains n/a
Luzula subsessilis (no common name) perennial, grasslike CA: Feather Falls n/a
Melica californica California Melic perennial, grasslike CA: Mt. Diablo State Park n/a
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Query: state = CA; lifeform = grasslike

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Tim Paul: Plant photo database [web application].
2024 Berkeley, California.
URL: http://total-plant.org/cgi-bin/plantphotos.cgi   (Accessed: May 20, 2024).