Prairie Grasses

    Here is a list of some of the grasses found in the Natural Lands prairies. For more information, click on a grass name.

     

    Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii

    Canada Wild Rye – Elymus canadensis 

    Hairy Grama – Bouteloua hirsuta

    Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans

    Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium

     

    Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata

    Reed Canary Grass – Phalaris arundinacea

    Side-oats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula