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

See also

References

  1. "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols". Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. "State Grass". Colorado.gov. State of Colorado. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. "State Symbols". Illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Little Bluestem". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "Minnesota State Symbols". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. "Big bluestem is now state's official grass".
  7. "1-1-506.State grass, MCA". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. "Nebraska Revised Statutes §90-112 (2019) - State grass; little blue stem". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. "NRS: Chapter 235 - State Seal, Motto and Symbosl; Gifts and Endowments". Nevada Legislature. Legislative Council Bureau. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. "State Grass". New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  11. "North Dakota Century Code Title 54, Chapter 54-02 (2019) - State Emblems, Symbols, and Awards". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  12. "Oklahoma Symbols | OHSkids!". Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. "South Carolina State Symbols". South Carolina Legislature Online. South Carolina Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  14. "About the State of South Dakota". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  15. "SCR31_62R" (PDF). Legislative Reference Library. Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  18. "2009–2010 Wisconsin Blue Book: Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislative Documents. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  19. "Wyoming Facts and Symbols". State of Wyoming. State of Wyoming. Retrieved 22 July 2020.