Poaceae (Grass family)
Grass and grasslike plant family
About 270 species of true grasses are found in the state. Many species are economically important, including corn, wheat, sorghum, rye, fescue, oats, rice, barley and various millets.
Barnyardgrass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Brome, Japanese
Bromus japonicus
Broomsedge
Andropogon virginicus
Canarygrass, reed
Phalaris arundinacea
Crabgrass, large
Digitaria sanguinalis
Crabgrass, smooth
Digitaria ischaemum
Cupgrass, woolly
Eriochloa villosa
Fountaingrass, crimson
Pennisetum ruppelii
Foxtail, bristly
Setaria verticillata
Foxtail, green
Setaria viridis
Foxtail, yellow
Setaria glauca
Goatgrass, jointed
Aegilops cylindrica
Indiangrass, yellow
Sorghastrum nutans
Johnsongrass
Sorghum halepense
Lovegrass, purple
Eragrostis spectabilis
Mannagrass, fowl
Glyceria striata
Millet, foxtail
Setaria italica
Panicum, fall
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Paspalum, field
Paspalum laeve
Paspalum, hairyseed
Paspalum pubiflorum
Paspalum, thin
Paspalum setaceum
Sandbur, longspine
Cenchrus longispinus
Stinkgrass
Eragrostis cilianensis
Threeawn, prairie
Aristida oligantha
Tridens, longspike
Tridens strictus
Windmillgrass, tumble
Chloris verticillata
For an idea of relative seed size, each photo contains a millimeter ruler. The distance between increments is 1 mm.