List of 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		2004[1]
Colorado	Blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis		1987
Illinois	Big bluestem (state prairie grass)	Andropogon gerardii		1989
Iowa	None	None
Kansas	Little bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius)		2010
Minnesota	Wild rice (state grain)	Zizania aquatica
Missouri	Big bluestem	Andropogon gerardii		2007[2]
Montana	Bluebunch wheatgrass	Agropyron spicatum
Nebraska	Little bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius)
Nevada	Indian ricegrass	Oryzopsis hymenoides
New Mexico	Blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis
North Dakota	Western wheatgrass	Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii)
Oklahoma	Indian grass	Sorghastrum nutans
South Carolina	Indian grass	Sorghastrum nutans		2001
South Dakota	Western wheatgrass	Agropyron smithii
Texas	Sideoats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula		1971
Utah	Indian ricegrass	Oryzopsis hymenoides		1990[3]
Washington	Bluebunch wheatgrass	Agropyron spicatum		[4]
Wyoming	Western wheatgrass	Agropyron smithii

See also

• Lists of U.S. state insignia

References

1. "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols". Retrieved 2008-07-14.
2. "Big bluestem is now state's official grass".
3. Utah State Grass - Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
4. "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.

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