Clades
|
Order
|
Family
|
Subfamily
|
Tribe
|
Subtribe
|
Genus
|
Common name
|
#
|
angiosperms monocots commelinids
|
Poales: bromeliads
|
Typhaceae
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Typha
|
cattail
|
3
|
Sparganium
|
bur-reed
|
7
|
Poales: xyrids
|
Eriocaulaceae
|
Eriocauloideae
|
—
|
—
|
Eriocaulon
|
pipewort
|
2
|
Xyridaceae
|
Xyridoideae
|
—
|
—
|
Xyris
|
yellow-eyed grass
|
5
|
Poales:
cyperids
|
Juncaceae
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Luzula
|
woodrush
|
8
|
Juncus
|
rush
|
36
|
Oreouncus
|
highland rush
|
1
|
Cyperaceae
|
Cyperoideae
|
Cladieae
|
—
|
Cladium
|
sawgrass, twig rush
|
1
|
Sclerieae
|
—
|
Scleria
|
nutrush, nutsedge
|
6
|
Rhynchosporeae
|
—
|
Rhynchospora
|
beaksedge
|
13
|
Dulichieae
|
—
|
Dulichium
|
threeway sedge
|
1
|
Scirpeae
|
—
|
Eriophorum
|
cottongrass
|
5
|
Scirpus
|
bulrush
|
19
|
Trichophorum
|
bulrush
|
4
|
Cariceae
|
—
|
Carex
|
sedge
|
226
|
Abildgaardieae
|
—
|
Bulbostylis
|
hair sedge
|
1
|
Fimbristylis
|
fimbry
|
3
|
Fuireneae
|
—
|
Bolboschoenus
|
tuberous bulrush
|
7
|
Fuirena
|
umbrella sedge
|
2
|
Schoenoplectus
|
bulrush
|
10
|
Eleocharideae
|
—
|
Eleocharis
|
spikerush
|
29
|
Cypereae
|
—
|
Cyperus
|
flatsedge, spikesedge
|
36
|
Poales:
graminids
|
Poaceae
BOP clade
|
Oryzoideae
|
Oryzeae
|
Oryzinae
|
Leersia
|
cut grass
|
3
|
Zizaniinae
|
Zizania
|
wild rice
|
2
|
Bambusoideae
|
Arundinarieae
|
Arundinariinae
|
Arundinaria
|
cane
|
2
|
Phyllostachys
|
bamboo
|
2
|
Pseudosasa
|
arrow bamboo
|
2
|
Pooideae
|
Brachyelytreae
|
—
|
Brachyelytrum
|
short-husk
|
2
|
Nardeae
|
—
|
Nardus
|
mat grass
|
1
|
Meliceae
|
—
|
Glyceria
|
manna grass
|
11
|
Melica
|
melicgrass
|
1
|
Schizachne
|
false melic
|
1
|
Stipeae
|
—
|
Oryzopsis
|
rice grass
|
1
|
Patis
|
rice grass
|
1
|
Piptatheropsis
|
rice grass
|
2
|
Piptochaetium
|
spear grass
|
1
|
Hesperostipa
|
needle-and-thread
|
1
|
Nassella
|
needle grass
|
1
|
Diarrheneae
|
—
|
Diarrhena
|
beakgrain
|
1
|
Brachypodieae
|
—
|
Brachypodium
|
false brome
|
1
|
Bromeae
|
—
|
Bromus
|
brome
|
26
|
Triticeae
|
Hordeinae
|
Agropyron
|
wheat grass
|
1
|
Elymus
|
wild rye
|
24
|
Eremopyrum
|
false wheatgrass
|
3
|
Hordeum
|
barley
|
8
|
Leymus
|
wildrye
|
1
|
Pascopyrum
|
wheatgrass
|
1
|
Secale
|
rye
|
1
|
Taeniatherum
|
medusahead
|
1
|
Triticinae
|
Aegilops
|
goatgrass
|
5
|
Triticum
|
wheat
|
1
|
Thinopyrum
|
wheatgrass
|
2
|
Poeae
Chloroplast Group 1 (Aveneae type)
|
Torreyochloinae
|
Torreyochloa
|
false mannagrass
|
2
|
Aveninae
|
Sphenopholis
|
wedgescale
|
4
|
Trisetum
|
oat grass
|
1
|
Graphephorum
|
false oat
|
1
|
Koeleria
|
Junegrass
|
2
|
Arrhenatherum
|
oatgrass
|
1
|
Avena
|
oat
|
2
|
Rostraria
|
hairgrass
|
1
|
Phalaridinae
|
Phalaris
|
canarygrass
|
3
|
Anthoxanthinae
|
Anthoxanthum
|
sweet grass, vernal grass
|
5
|
Brizinae
|
Briza
|
quaking grass
|
2
|
Echinopogoninae
|
Greeneochloa
|
small reedgrass
|
1
|
Agrostidinae
|
Agrostis
|
bentgrass
|
8
|
Calamagrostis
|
reedgrass
|
11
|
Polypogon
|
rabbitsfoot grass
|
2
|
Poeae
Chloroplast Group 2 (Poeae type)
|
Sesleriinae
|
Mibora
|
sandgrass
|
0
|
Coleanthinae
|
Puccinellia
|
alkaligrass
|
3
|
Sclerochloa
|
hardgrass
|
1
|
Miliinae
|
Milium
|
millet grass
|
1
|
Poinae
|
Poa
|
bluegrass
|
18
|
Apera
|
silky bentgrass
|
2
|
Cinna
|
wood reed
|
2
|
Airinae
|
Avenella
|
wavy hairgrass
|
1
|
Aira
|
hairgrass
|
2
|
Corynephorus
|
clubawn grass
|
1
|
Aristaveninae
|
Deschampsia
|
hair grass
|
2
|
Holcinae
|
Vahlodea
|
mountain hairgrass
|
1
|
Holcus
|
velvetgrass
|
2
|
Cynosurinae
|
Cynosurus
|
dogtail grass
|
2
|
Dactylidinae
|
Dactylis
|
orchardgrass
|
1
|
Loliinae
|
Festuca, Vulpia
|
fescue
|
10
|
Lolium
|
rye grass
|
6
|
Schedonorus
|
fescue
|
3
|
Parapholiinae
|
Catapodium
|
ferngrass
|
1
|
Alopecurinae
|
Alopecurus
|
foxtail
|
6
|
Beckmanniinae
|
Beckmannia
|
slough grass
|
1
|
Phleinae
|
Phleum
|
timothy
|
3
|
Poaceae
PACMAD clade
|
Aristidoideae
|
Aristideae
|
—
|
Aristida
|
three-awn grass
|
8
|
Panicoideae
|
Paniceae
|
Anthephorinae
|
Digitaria
|
crab grass
|
6
|
Dichantheliinae
|
Dichanthelium
|
rosette grasses, panicgrasses
|
30
|
Boivinellinae
|
Amphicarpum
|
maiden cane
|
1
|
Echinochloa
|
cockspur grass
|
6
|
Oplismenus
|
basket grass
|
0
|
Melinidinae
|
Eriochloa
|
cup grass
|
1
|
Panicinae
|
Panicum
|
panic grass
|
14
|
Kellochloa
|
warty panicgrass
|
1
|
Cenchrinae
|
Cenchrus
|
sandbur
|
6
|
Setaria
|
bristle grass
|
7
|
Paspaleae
|
Paspalinae
|
Paspalum
|
crown grass
|
4
|
Arthropogoninae
|
Coleataenia
|
panicgrass
|
4
|
Andropogoneae
|
Arthraxoninae
|
Arthraxon
|
carpgrass
|
1
|
Tripsacinae
|
Tripsacum
|
gama grass
|
1
|
Zea
|
corn, maize
|
1
|
Rottboelliinae
|
Coix
|
Job's tears
|
1
|
Germainiinae
|
Imperata
|
cogongrass
|
0
|
Sorghinae
|
Sorghum
|
sorghum
|
1
|
Saccharinae
|
Microstegium
|
stilt grass
|
1
|
Miscanthus
|
silver grass
|
2
|
Saccharum
|
sugar cane
|
1
|
Apludinae
|
Sorghastrum
|
Indian grass
|
1
|
Anthistiriinae
|
Bothriochloa
|
beard grass
|
1
|
Andropogoninae
|
Andropogon
|
bluestem
|
3
|
Schizachyrium
|
little bluestem
|
2
|
Chasmanthieae
|
—
|
Chasmanthium
|
wood oats
|
1
|
Arundinoideae
|
Molinieae
|
—
|
Phragmites
|
reed
|
3
|
Molinia
|
moorgrass
|
1
|
Danthonioideae
|
Danthonieae
|
—
|
Danthonia
|
oatgrass
|
2
|
Chloridoideae
|
Eragrostideae
|
Eragrostidinae
|
Eragrostis
|
love grass
|
12
|
Zoysieae
|
Sporobolinae
|
Sporobolus
|
dropseed
|
16
|
Cynodonteae
|
Gouiniinae
|
Triplasis
|
sand grass
|
1
|
Eleusininae
|
Diplachne
|
sprangletop
|
1
|
Leptochloa
|
sprangletop
|
1
|
Chloris
|
windmill grass
|
1
|
Stapfochloa
|
windmill grass
|
1
|
Cynodon
|
Bermuda grass
|
1
|
Eleusine
|
goose grass
|
1
|
Eustachys
|
finger grass
|
1
|
Dactyloctenium
|
crowfoot grass
|
1
|
Pappophorinae
|
Tridens
|
tridens
|
1
|
Pappophorum
|
pappus grass
|
2
|
Traginae
|
Tragus
|
burr grass
|
2
|
Monanthochloinae
|
Distichlis
|
salt grass
|
1
|
Boutelouinae
|
Bouteloua
|
grama
|
2
|
Muhlenbergiinae
|
Muhlenbergia
|
muhly
|
10
|
Commelinales
|
Commelinaceae
|
Commelinoideae
|
Tradescanteae
|
—
|
Tradescantia |
spiderwort |
5
|
Commelineae
|
—
|
Commelina |
dayflower |
2
|
Murdannia |
marsh dewflower |
X
|
Haemodoraceae
|
Haemodoroideae
|
—
|
—
|
Lachnanthes |
Carolina redroot |
1
|
Pontederiaceae
|
—
|
Pontederieae
|
—
|
Eichhornia |
water hyacinth |
1
|
Pontederia |
pickerel weed |
1
|
Heteranthereae
|
—
|
Heteranthera |
mud plantain |
2
|
Zingiberales
|
Cannaceae
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Canna |
canna lily |
1
|