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List of U.S. state grasses

The following is a list of official U.S. state grasses.

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The following is a list of official U.S. state grasses.

Table

State State grass Scientific name Image Year
adopted
California Purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra 20041
Colorado Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis 19872
Illinois Big bluestem
(state prairie grass)		 Andropogon gerardii 19893
Kansas Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		 20104
Minnesota Wild rice
(state grain)		 Zizania aquatica 19775
Missouri Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii 20076
Montana Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum 19737
Nebraska Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		 19698
Nevada Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides 19779
New Mexico Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis 10
North Dakota Western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii
(Agropyron smithii)		 11
Oklahoma Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 197212
South Carolina Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 200113
South Dakota Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii 197014
Texas Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula 197115
Utah Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides 199016
Washington Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum 198917
Wisconsin Corn
(state grain)		 Zea mays 198918
Wyoming Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii 200719
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References

References

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