The following is a list of official U.S. state grasses.
Table
edit| State | State grass | Scientific name | Image | Year adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Purple needlegrass | Nassella pulchra |  |
2004[1] |
| Colorado | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis |  |
1987[2] |
| Illinois | Big bluestem (state prairie grass) |
Andropogon gerardii |  |
1989[3] |
| Kansas | Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) |
 |
2010[4] |
| Minnesota | Wild rice (state grain) |
Zizania aquatica |  |
1977[5] |
| Missouri | Big bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | |
2007[6] |
| Montana | Bluebunch wheatgrass | Agropyron spicatum |  |
1973[7] |
| Nebraska | Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) |
 |
1969[8] |
| Nevada | Indian ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides |  |
1977[9] |
| New Mexico | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis |  |
[10] |
| North Dakota | Western wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii) |
 |
[11] |
| Oklahoma | Indian grass | Sorghastrum nutans |  |
1972[12] |
| South Carolina | Indian grass | Sorghastrum nutans | |
2001[13] |
| South Dakota | Western wheatgrass | Agropyron smithii | |
1970[14] |
| Texas | Sideoats grama | Bouteloua curtipendula |  |
1971[15] |
| Utah | Indian ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides | |
1990[16] |
| Washington | Bluebunch wheatgrass | Agropyron spicatum | |
1989[17] |
| Wisconsin | Corn (state grain) |
Zea mays |  |
1989[18] |
| Wyoming | Western wheatgrass | Agropyron smithii | |
2007[19] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols". Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "State Grass". Colorado.gov. State of Colorado. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "State Symbols". Illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Little Bluestem". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota State Symbols". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Big bluestem is now state's official grass".
- ^ "1-1-506.State grass, MCA". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Nebraska Revised Statutes §90-112 (2019) - State grass; little blue stem". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "NRS: Chapter 235 - State Seal, Motto and Symbosl; Gifts and Endowments". Nevada Legislature. Legislative Council Bureau. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "State Grass". New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "North Dakota Century Code Title 54, Chapter 54-02 (2019) - State Emblems, Symbols, and Awards". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Oklahoma Symbols | OHSkids!". Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "South Carolina State Symbols". South Carolina Legislature Online. South Carolina Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "About the State of South Dakota". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "SCR31_62R" (PDF). Legislative Reference Library. Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Utah State Grass - Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ "2009–2010 Wisconsin Blue Book: Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislative Documents. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols". State of Wyoming. State of Wyoming. Retrieved 22 July 2020.