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Grass is a monocotyledon plant, herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. Some issues associated with grasses are aggressive competition for soil moisture, fire hazard, and out competition of conifer seedlings during reforestation efforts.
Grasses
Cheatgrass
Bromus tectorum
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![Cheatgrass, Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_f62d021a23cc4b0e8adc10846588714e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_92,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_f62d021a23cc4b0e8adc10846588714e~mv2.jpg)
Cheatgrass, Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
Cheatgrass
![Cheatgrass, Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_e296971e9635474989269ad6d7d39f6a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_138,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_e296971e9635474989269ad6d7d39f6a~mv2.jpg)
Cheatgrass, Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Cheatgrass
![Cheatgrass, Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_f62d021a23cc4b0e8adc10846588714e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_92,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_f62d021a23cc4b0e8adc10846588714e~mv2.jpg)
Cheatgrass, Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
Cheatgrass
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Fescue
Festuca spp.
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![Fescue, Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_2bf719c801ff4512a236f03b17b84d7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_124,h_192,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_2bf719c801ff4512a236f03b17b84d7d~mv2.jpg)
Fescue, Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Fescue
![Fescue, Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_b7753a93c0e640f9b6a52b2bd1bf56f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_138,h_90,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_b7753a93c0e640f9b6a52b2bd1bf56f1~mv2.jpg)
Fescue, Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Fescue
![Fescue, Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_2bf719c801ff4512a236f03b17b84d7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_124,h_192,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_2bf719c801ff4512a236f03b17b84d7d~mv2.jpg)
Fescue, Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Fescue
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Meadow Grass
Poa spp.
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![Bluegrass, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_c551153a86d1495c99ecef10949d1e0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_104,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_c551153a86d1495c99ecef10949d1e0e~mv2.jpg)
Bluegrass, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Bluegrass
![Bluegrass, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_ecacb518e23945e99508c97bf89aad73~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_138,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_ecacb518e23945e99508c97bf89aad73~mv2.jpg)
Bluegrass, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Bluegrass
![Bluegrass, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_c551153a86d1495c99ecef10949d1e0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_104,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_c551153a86d1495c99ecef10949d1e0e~mv2.jpg)
Bluegrass, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Bluegrass
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Perennial Ryegrass
Lolium perenne
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![Perennial ryegrass, Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_19b69f6c51064cb4b77a60159bea0088~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_92,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_19b69f6c51064cb4b77a60159bea0088~mv2.jpg)
Perennial ryegrass, Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
Perennial ryegrass
![Perennial ryegrass, Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_e07c4fdcca494f839a40d15bb32d780f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_92,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_e07c4fdcca494f839a40d15bb32d780f~mv2.jpg)
Perennial ryegrass, Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
Perennial ryegrass
![Perennial ryegrass, Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80da86_19b69f6c51064cb4b77a60159bea0088~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_92,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/80da86_19b69f6c51064cb4b77a60159bea0088~mv2.jpg)
Perennial ryegrass, Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
Perennial ryegrass
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