List of U.S. state grasses

The following is a list of official U.S. state grasses. __TOC__

Table State State grass Scientific name Image Year adopted California Purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra 2004 Colorado Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis 1987 Illinois Big bluestem (state prairie grass) Andropogon gerardii 1989 Kansas Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) 2010 Minnesota Wild rice (state grain) Zizania aquatica 1977"Minnesota State Symbols". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2020-07-22. Missouri Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii 2007 Montana Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum 1973 Nebraska Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) 1969 Nevada Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides 1977 New Mexico Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis North Dakota Western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii) Oklahoma Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 1972 South Carolina Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 2001 South Dakota Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii 1970 Texas Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula 1971 Utah Indian ricegrass Oryzopsis hymenoides 1990Utah State Grass - Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08 Washington Bluebunch wheatgrass Agropyron spicatum 1989 Wisconsin Corn(state grain) Zea mays 1989 Wyoming Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii 2007

See also Lists of U.S. state insignia

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