List of U.S. state grasses
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The following is a list of official U.S. state grass.
| State | State grass | Scientific name | Image | Year adopted |
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| California | Purple Needlegrass | Nassella pulchra |  |
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| Colorado | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis |  |
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| Illinois | Big Bluestem (state prairie grass) |
Andropogon gerardii |  |
1989 |
| Minnesota | Wild rice (state grain) |
Zizania aquatica |  |
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| Montana | Bluebunch wheatgrass | Agropyron spicatum |  |
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| Nebraska | Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) |
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| Nevada | Indian ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides |  |
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| New Mexico | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis | |
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| North Dakota | Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii) |
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| Oklahoma | Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans |  |
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| South Carolina | Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | |
2001 |
| South Dakota | Western Wheatgrass | Agropyron smithii | |
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| Texas | Sideoats grama | Bouteloua curtipendula |  |
1971 |
| Utah | Indian ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides | |
1990[1] |
| Washington | Bluebunch wheatgrass | Agropyron spicatum | |
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| Wyoming | Western Wheatgrass | Agropyron smithii | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Utah Symbols - Indian Ricegrass from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
- ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
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