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The following is a list of official U.S. state grasses.
Table
State | State grass | Scientific name | Image | Year adopted |
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California | Purple needlegrass | Nassella pulchra | 2004 | |
Colorado | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis | 1987 | |
Illinois | Big bluestem (state prairie grass) |
Andropogon gerardii | 1989 | |
Kansas | Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) |
2010 | |
Minnesota | Wild rice (state grain) |
Zizania aquatica | 1977 | |
Missouri | Big bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 2007 | |
Montana | Bluebunch wheatgrass | Agropyron spicatum | 1973 | |
Nebraska | Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) |
1969 | |
Nevada | Indian ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides | 1977 | |
New Mexico | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis | ||
North Dakota | Western wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii) |
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Oklahoma | Indian grass | Sorghastrum nutans | 1972 | |
South Carolina | Indian grass | Sorghastrum nutans | 2001 | |
South Dakota | Western wheatgrass | Agropyron smithii | 1970 | |
Texas | Sideoats grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | 1971 | |
Utah | Indian ricegrass | Oryzopsis hymenoides | 1990 | |
Washington | Bluebunch wheatgrass | Agropyron spicatum | 1989 | |
Wisconsin | Corn (state grain) |
Zea mays | 1989 | |
Wyoming | Western wheatgrass | Agropyron smithii | 2007 |
See also
References
- "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.