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Grass Family
8 species
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Genus: Hordeum
Species: Jubatum
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Perennial - also known as Squirrel-tail Barley, Wild Barley -
native to Canada
native to Canada
Foxtail Barley - spike to 10 cm - height to 60 cm - Leslie Spit - June 2009
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Genus: Elymus
Species: Canadensis
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Perennial - native to Canada
Canada Wildrye - spike to 20 cm - leaves to 30 cm - height to 1.5 m - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - July 2011
Class: Liliopsida
Updated March 8 2012
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Updated January 17 2010
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Order: Cyperales
Genus: Miscanthus
Species: Sinensis (Chinese Silvergrass)?
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Perennial - native to Africa and Asia? - escaped ornamental
Silvergrass? - height > 2 m - Credit Valley (Riverwood Park - Mississauga) - November 2009
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Genus: Phleum
Species: Pratense
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Perennial - native to Europe
Timothy - flower approx. 2 mm - spike to 20 cm - leaves 10 to 25 cm - height to 90 cm - Leslie Spit - July 2010
Class: Liliopsida
Updated July 16 2010
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Order: Cyperales
Genus: Echinochloa
Species: Crus-galli
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Annual - also known as Cockspur, Summer or Water Grass
- native to Eurasia
- native to Eurasia
Barnyard Grass - panicle to 25 cm - leaves to 50 cm - height to 1.5 m - East Don Valley (Charles Sauriol Conservation Area) - October 2010
Class: Liliopsida
Updated October 28 2010
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Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Order: Cyperales
Genus: Elymus
Species: Hystrix
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Perennial - binomial name also Hystrix patula - native to
Canada
Canada
Eastern Bottlebrush Grass - spike to 20 cm - leaves to 30 cm - height to 1.5 m - High Park - July 2011
Class: Liliopsida
Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Order: Cyperales
Genus: Ammophila
Species: Breviligulata
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Perennial - also known as Marram Grass - native to Canada
American Beach Grass with Silverweed - panicle to 25 cm - height to 90 cm - Leslie Spit - June 2011
Class: Liliopsida
Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Order: Cyperales
Genus: Setaria
Species: Viridis
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Annual - also known as Green Bristlegrass, Pigeon Grass -
the similar Yellow Foxtail (S. glauca) has long hairs at the
base of the leaves - native to Eurasia
the similar Yellow Foxtail (S. glauca) has long hairs at the
base of the leaves - native to Eurasia
Green Foxtail Grass - flower approx. 2.5 mm - spike to 15 cm - leaves to 40 cm - height to 1 m plus - East Don Valley (Milne Hollow) - August 2011
Class: Liliopsida
Updated January 27 2012
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Family: Poaceae (Grass family) - also Gramineae
Updated January 27 2012
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