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The grass family Poaceae is the largest group of flowering plants present on the island of Puerto Rico. With 258 species, it represents 9% of all Angiosperms and 33% of all Monocots.

The following is a list of grass species known to exist in Puerto Rico, separated by genus:

Agrostis

Agrostis hyemalis

Andropogon

Andropogon bicornis

Andropogon glomeratus

Andropogon gracilis

Andropogon leucostachyus

Andropogon virginicus

Anthephora

Anthephora hermaphrodita

Aristida

Aristida adscensionis

Aristida chaseae

Aristida portoricensis

Aristida refracta

Aristida spiciformis

Aristida suringarii

Aristida swartziana

Arthraxon

Arthraxon castratus

Arthrostylidium

Arthrostylidium farctum

Arthrostylidium multispicatum

Arthrostylidium sarmentosum

Arundinella

Arundinella hispida

Arundo

Arundo donax

Avena

Avena sativa

Axonopus

Axonopus aureus

Axonopus compressus

Axonopus fissifolius

Bambusa

Bambusa multiplex

Bambusa vulgaris

Bothriochloa

Bothriochloa ischaemum

Bothriochloa pertusa

Bothriochloa saccharoides

Bouteloua

Bouteloua americana

Bouteloua juncea

Bouteloua repens

Brachyelytrum

Brachyelytrum erectum

Cenchrus

Cenchrus brownii

Cenchrus echinatus

Cenchrus gracillimus

Cenchrus myosuroides

Cenchrus spinifex

Chloris

Chloris barbata

Chloris ciliata

Chloris cubensis

Chloris elata

Chloris radiata

Chloris sagraeana

Chusquea

Chusquea abietifolia

Coix

Coix lacryma-jobi

Cymbopogon

Cymbopogon citratus

Cymbopogon nardus

Cynodon

Cynodon dactylon

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Dactylis

Dactylis glomerata

Dactyloctenium

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Dichanthelium

Dichanthelium aciculare

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Dichanthelium dichotomum

Dichanthelium leucothrix

Dichanthelium ovale

Dichanthelium sabulorum

Dichanthelium scoparium

Dichanthelium strigosum

Dichanthium

Dichanthium annulatum

Dichanthium aristatum

Diectomis

Diectomis fastigiata

Diectomis argillacea

Diectomis bicornis

Diectomis ciliaris

Diectomis dolichophylla

Diectomis eriantha

Diectomis horizontalis

Diectomis insularis

Diectomis ischaemum

Diectomis longiflora

Diectomis nuda

Diectomis panicea

Diectomis sanguinalis

Diectomis setigera

Diectomis similis

Diectomis villosa

Diectomis violascens

Echinochloa

Echinochloa colona

Echinochloa crus-galli

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Echinochloa polystachya

Echinochloa stagnina

Eleusine

Eleusine indica

Eragrostis

Eragrostis amabilis

Eragrostis barrelieri

Eragrostis ciliaris

Eragrostis curvula

Eragrostis elliottii

Eragrostis glutinosa

Eragrostis hypnoides

Eragrostis pectinacea

Eragrostis pilosa

Eragrostis urbaniana

Eremochloa

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Eriochloa

Eriochloa polystachya

Eriochloa punctata

Eriochrysis

Eriochrysis cayennensis

Euclasta

Euclasta condylotricha

Eustachys

Eustachys petraea

Gymnopogon

Gymnopogon foliosus

Gynerium

Gynerium sagittatum

Hackelochloa

Hackelochloa granularis

Heteropogon

Heteropogon contortus

Holcus

Holcus lanatus

Homolepis

Homolepis glutinosa

Hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Hyparrhenia

Hyparrhenia rufa

Hypogynium

Hypogynium virgatum

Ichnanthus

Ichnanthus nemorosus

Ichnanthus pallens

Ichnanthus tenuis

Imperata

Imperata brasiliensis

Imperata contracta

Isachne

Isachne angustifolia

Lasiacis

Lasiacis divaricata

Lasiacis grisebachii

Lasiacis ligulata

Lasiacis sloanei

Lasiacis sorghoidea

Leersia

Leersia hexandra

Leersia monandra

Leptochloa

Leptochloa fusca

Leptochloa nealleyi

Leptochloa panicea

Leptochloa panicoides

Leptochloa scabra

Leptochloa virgata

Leptochloopsis

Leptochloopsis virgata

Leptocoryphium

Leptocoryphium lanatum

Lithachne

Lithachne pauciflora

Lolium

Lolium perenne

Melinis

Melinis minutiflora

Melinis repens

Microstegium

Microstegium vimineum

Muhlenbergia

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Olyra

Olyra latifolia

Oplismenus

Oplismenus hirtellus

Oryza

Oryza latifolia

Oryza sativa

Panicum

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Panicum diffusum

Panicum elephantipes

Panicum ghiesbreghtii

Panicum laxum

Panicum miliaceum

Panicum parvifolium

Panicum rigidulum

Panicum schiffneri

Panicum stenodes

Panicum stevensianum

Panicum tenerum

Panicum trichanthum

Panicum trichoides

Panicum venezuelae

Pappophorum

Pappophorum pappiferum

Paspalidium

Paspalidium chapmanii

Paspalidium geminatum

Paspalum

Paspalum arundinaceum

Paspalum bakeri

Paspalum blodgettii

Paspalum boscianum

Paspalum caespitosum

Paspalum clavuliferum

Paspalum conjugatum

Paspalum convexum

Paspalum decumbens

Paspalum densum

Paspalum dilatatum

Paspalum dispar

Paspalum distichum

Paspalum fasciculatum

Paspalum fimbriatum

Paspalum laxum

Paspalum macrophyllum

Paspalum maritimum

Paspalum millegrana

Paspalum minus

Paspalum molle

Paspalum notatum

Paspalum orbiculatum

Paspalum paniculatum

Paspalum parviflorum

Paspalum paucispicatum

Paspalum pleostachyum

Paspalum plicatulum

Paspalum pulchellum

Paspalum rupestre

Paspalum secans

Paspalum setaceum

Paspalum urvillei

Paspalum vaginatum

Paspalum virgatum

Pennisetum

Pennisetum ciliare

Pennisetum clandestinum

Pennisetum glaucum

Pennisetum polystachion

Pennisetum purpureum

Pharus

Pharus lappulaceus

Pharus latifolius

Pharus parvifolius

Phragmites

Phragmites australis

Poa

Poa annua

Poa pratensis

Polypogon

Polypogon viridis

Polytrias

Polytrias indica

Rottboellia

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Saccharum

Saccharum officinarum

Saccharum spontaneum

Sacciolepis

Sacciolepis indica

Sacciolepis striata

Schizachyrium

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Schizachyrium sanguineum

Schizachyrium tenerum

Setaria

Setaria barbata

Setaria magna

Setaria parviflora

Setaria pradana

Setaria rariflora

Setaria setosa

Setaria tenacissima

Setaria utowanaea

Setaria vulpiseta

Sorghastrum

Sorghastrum setosum

Sorghastrum stipoides

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor

Sorghum halepense

Spartina

Spartina patens

Sporobolus

Sporobolus cubensis

Sporobolus domingensis

Sporobolus indicus

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Sporobolus virginicus

Stenotaphrum

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Themeda

Themeda arguens

Tragus

Tragus berteronianus

Tripidium

Tripidium bengalense

Tripsacum

Tripsacum fasciculatum

Tripsacum latifolium

Triticum

Triticum aestivum

Urochloa

Urochloa adspersa

Urochloa arrecta

Urochloa brizantha

Urochloa decumbens

Urochloa distachya

Urochloa fuscata

Urochloa maxima

Urochloa mosambicensis

Urochloa mutica

Urochloa plantaginea

Urochloa reptans

Vetiveria

Vetiveria zizanioides

Vulpia

Vulpia bromoides

Zea

Zea mays

Zoysia

Zoysia matrella

Zoysia tenuifolia

External links

• Grasses of Puerto Rico factsheets

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