List of grasses of Puerto Rico

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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 hyemalis
Andropogon bicornis
Andropogon glomeratus
Andropogon gracilis
Andropogon leucostachyus
Andropogon virginicus
Anthephora hermaphrodita
Aristida adscensionis
Aristida chaseae
Aristida portoricensis
Aristida refracta
Aristida spiciformis
Aristida suringarii
Aristida swartziana
Arthraxon castratus
Arthrostylidium farctum
Arthrostylidium multispicatum
Arthrostylidium sarmentosum
Arundinella hispida
Arundo donax
Avena sativa
Axonopus aureus
Axonopus compressus
Axonopus fissifolius
Bambusa multiplex
Bambusa vulgaris
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Bothriochloa pertusa
Bothriochloa saccharoides
Bouteloua americana
Bouteloua juncea
Bouteloua repens
Brachyelytrum erectum
Cenchrus brownii
Cenchrus echinatus
Cenchrus gracillimus
Cenchrus myosuroides
Cenchrus spinifex
Chloris barbata
Chloris ciliata
Chloris cubensis
Chloris elata
Chloris radiata
Chloris sagraeana
Chusquea abietifolia
Coix lacryma-jobi
Cymbopogon citratus
Cymbopogon nardus
Cynodon dactylon
Cynodon nlemfuensis
Dactylis glomerata
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Dichanthelium aciculare
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Dichanthelium leucothrix
Dichanthelium ovale
Dichanthelium sabulorum
Dichanthelium scoparium
Dichanthelium strigosum
Dichanthium annulatum
Dichanthium aristatum
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 colona
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa crus-pavonis
Echinochloa polystachya
Echinochloa stagnina
Eleusine indica
Eragrostis amabilis
Eragrostis barrelieri
Eragrostis ciliaris
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis elliottii
Eragrostis glutinosa
Eragrostis hypnoides
Eragrostis pectinacea
Eragrostis pilosa
Eragrostis urbaniana
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Eriochloa polystachya
Eriochloa punctata
Eriochrysis cayennensis
Euclasta condylotricha
Eustachys petraea
Gymnopogon foliosus
Gynerium sagittatum
Hackelochloa granularis
Heteropogon contortus
Holcus lanatus
Homolepis glutinosa
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Hyparrhenia rufa
Hypogynium virgatum
Ichnanthus nemorosus
Ichnanthus pallens
Ichnanthus tenuis
Imperata brasiliensis
Imperata contracta
Isachne angustifolia
Lasiacis divaricata
Lasiacis grisebachii
Lasiacis ligulata
Lasiacis sloanei
Lasiacis sorghoidea
Leersia hexandra
Leersia monandra
Leptochloa fusca
Leptochloa nealleyi
Leptochloa panicea
Leptochloa panicoides
Leptochloa scabra
Leptochloa virgata
Leptochloopsis virgata
Leptocoryphium lanatum
Lithachne pauciflora
Lolium perenne
Melinis minutiflora
Melinis repens
Microstegium vimineum
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Olyra latifolia
Oplismenus hirtellus
Oryza latifolia
Oryza sativa
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 pappiferum
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 ciliare
Pennisetum clandestinum
Pennisetum glaucum
Pennisetum polystachion
Pennisetum purpureum
Pharus lappulaceus
Pharus latifolius
Pharus parvifolius
Phragmites australis
Poa annua
Poa pratensis
Polypogon viridis
Polytrias indica
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
Saccharum officinarum
Saccharum spontaneum
Sacciolepis indica
Sacciolepis striata
Schizachyrium brevifolium
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Schizachyrium tenerum
Setaria barbata
Setaria chapmanii, syn. Paspalidium chapmanii
Setaria geminata, syn. Paspalidium geminatum
Setaria magna
Setaria parviflora
Setaria pradana
Setaria rariflora
Setaria setosa
Setaria tenacissima
Setaria utowanaea
Setaria vulpiseta
Sorghastrum setosum
Sorghastrum stipoides
Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum halepense
Spartina patens
Sporobolus cubensis
Sporobolus domingensis
Sporobolus indicus
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Sporobolus tenuissimus
Sporobolus virginicus
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Themeda arguens
Tragus berteronianus
Tripidium bengalense
Tripsacum fasciculatum
Tripsacum latifolium
Triticum aestivum
Urochloa adspersa
Urochloa arrecta
Urochloa brizantha
Urochloa decumbens
Urochloa distachya
Urochloa fuscata
Urochloa maxima
Urochloa mosambicensis
Urochloa mutica
Urochloa plantaginea
Urochloa reptans
Vetiveria zizanioides
Vulpia bromoides
Zea mays
Zoysia matrella
Zoysia tenuifolia
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