Biology: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 Nassellapulchra.jpg 2004[1]
Colorado Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis MN 2007.JPG 1987[2]
Illinois Big bluestem
(state prairie grass)		 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii.jpg 1989[3]
Kansas Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		 Little Bluestem.jpg 2010[4]
Minnesota Wild rice
(state grain)		 Zizania aquatica WildRice23.jpg 1977[5]
Missouri Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii.jpg 2007[6]
Montana Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum Pseudoroegneria spicata 01.jpg 1973[7]
Nebraska Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		 Andropogon scoparius.jpg 1969[8]
Nevada Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides White Sands vegetation in cryptobiotic crust.jpg 1977[9]
New Mexico Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis Bouteloua gracilis.jpg [10]
North Dakota Western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii
(Agropyron smithii)		 Pascopyrum smithii NRCS-2o.jpg [11]
Oklahoma Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans EPA-2.jpg 1972[12]
South Carolina Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans EPA-2.jpg 2001[13]
South Dakota Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii Pascopyrum smithii NRCS-2o.jpg 1970[14]
Texas Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua curtipendula.jpg 1971[15]
Utah Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides White Sands vegetation in cryptobiotic crust.jpg 1990[16]
Washington (state) Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum Pseudoroegneria spicata 01.jpg 1989[17]
Wisconsin Corn
(state grain)		 Zea mays Klip kukuruza uzgojen u Međimurju (Croatia).JPG 1989[18]
Wyoming Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii Pascopyrum smithii NRCS-2o.jpg 2007[19]

See also

  • Lists of U.S. state insignia

References

  1. ↑ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols". http://www.library.ca.gov/history/symbols.html. 
  2. ↑ "State Grass". State of Colorado. https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-grass. 
  3. ↑ "State Symbols". State of Illinois. https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/About/StateSymbols.aspx. 
  4. ↑ "Little Bluestem". Kansas Historical Society. https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/little-bluestem/17239. 
  5. ↑ "Minnesota State Symbols". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Big bluestem is now state's official grass". http://www.lawnmowerjudge.com/big-blue-stem-becomes-missouri-states-official-grass/. 
  7. ↑ "1-1-506.State grass, MCA". https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0060/0010-0010-0050-0060.html. 
  8. ↑ "Nebraska Revised Statutes §90-112 (2019) - State grass; little blue stem". Justia. https://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/2019/chapter-90/statute-90-112/. 
  9. ↑ "NRS: Chapter 235 - State Seal, Motto and Symbosl; Gifts and Endowments". Legislative Council Bureau. https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-235.html#NRS235Sec055. 
  10. ↑ "State Grass". New Mexico Secretary of State. https://www.sos.state.nm.us/about-new-mexico/state-grass/. 
  11. ↑ "North Dakota Century Code Title 54, Chapter 54-02 (2019) - State Emblems, Symbols, and Awards". Justia. https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2019/title-54/chapter-54-02/. 
  12. ↑ "Oklahoma Symbols | OHSkids!". Oklahoma Historical Society. https://www.okhistory.org/kids/symbols. 
  13. ↑ "South Carolina State Symbols". South Carolina Legislative Services Agency. https://www.scstatehouse.gov/studentpage/coolstuff/plants.shtml. 
  14. ↑ "About the State of South Dakota". https://sdsos.gov/general-information/about-state-south-dakota/state-seal-symbols.aspx. 
  15. ↑ "SCR31_62R". Legislative Reference Library. https://lrl.texas.gov/LASDOCS/62R/SCR31/SCR31_62R.pdf. 
  16. ↑ Utah State Grass - Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  17. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/. 
  18. ↑ "2009–2010 Wisconsin Blue Book: Wisconsin State Symbols". https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2009_2010/975_symbols.pdf. 
  19. ↑ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols". State of Wyoming. http://www.wyo.gov/about-wyoming/wyoming-facts-and-symbols. 



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