List of U.S. state grasses

The following is a list of official U.S. state grasses.

Table

StateState grassScientific nameImageYear
adopted
California Purple needlegrassNassella pulchra2004
Colorado Blue gramaBouteloua gracilis1987
Illinois Big bluestem
(state prairie grass)		Andropogon gerardii1989
Kansas Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		2010
Minnesota Wild rice
(state grain)		Zizania aquatica1977
Missouri Big bluestemAndropogon gerardii2007
Montana Bluebunch wheatgrassAgropyron spicatum1973
Nebraska Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
(Andropogon scoparius)		1969
Nevada Indian ricegrassOryzopsis hymenoides1977
New Mexico Blue gramaBouteloua gracilis
North Dakota Western wheatgrassPascopyrum smithii
(Agropyron smithii)
Oklahoma Indian grassSorghastrum nutans1972
South Carolina Indian grassSorghastrum nutans2001
South Dakota Western wheatgrassAgropyron smithii1970
Texas Sideoats gramaBouteloua curtipendula1971
Utah Indian ricegrassOryzopsis hymenoides1990
Washington Bluebunch wheatgrassAgropyron spicatum1989
Wisconsin Corn
(state grain)		Zea mays1989
Wyoming Western wheatgrassAgropyron smithii2007

See also

References

  1. ↑ "California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols". Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ "State Grass". Colorado.gov. State of Colorado. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "State Symbols". Illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Little Bluestem". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota State Symbols". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Big bluestem is now state's official grass".
  7. ↑ "1-1-506.State grass, MCA". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Nebraska Revised Statutes §90-112 (2019) - State grass; little blue stem". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ "NRS: Chapter 235 - State Seal, Motto and Symbols; Gifts and Endowments". Nevada Legislature. Legislative Council Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ "State Grass". New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  11. ↑ "North Dakota Century Code Title 54, Chapter 54-02 (2019) - State Emblems, Symbols, and Awards". Justia Law. Justia. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Oklahoma Symbols | OHSkids!". Oklahoma Historical Society. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  13. ↑ "South Carolina State Symbols". South Carolina Legislature Online. South Carolina Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  14. ↑ "About the State of South Dakota". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  15. ↑ "SCR31_62R" (PDF). Legislative Reference Library. Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  16. ↑ Utah State Grass - Indian Ricegrass from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  17. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2007.
  18. ↑ "2009–2010 Wisconsin Blue Book: Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislative Documents. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Wyoming Facts and Symbols". State of Wyoming. State of Wyoming. Retrieved July 22, 2020.