A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Poaceae
Scientific Name
Agrostis hallii

Common Name
Hall's bentgrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Agrostis microphylla

Common Name
little-leaf bentgrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Agrostis stolonifera

Common Name
creeping bentgrass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
BM, AW, FM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Aira praecox

Common Name
yellow hairgrass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Aira caryophyllea

Common Name
silver hairgrass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Ammophila arenaria

Common Name
European beach grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Anthoxanthum occidentale

Common Name
western sweetgrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Anthoxanthum odoratum

Common Name
sweet vernal grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, SW, AW, FS, CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Avena sativa

Common Name
common oats
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Briza maxima

Common Name
big quaking grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Briza minor

Common Name
little quaking grass
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

Common Name
mountain brome
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Bromus diandrus

Common Name
ripgut brome
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Bromus hordeaceus

Common Name
soft chess
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, BM , SW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Bromus maritimus

Common Name
California brome
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Calamagrostis nutkaensis

Common Name
reedgrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, BM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Cortaderia jubata

Common Name
jubata grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, SW, CDF, RF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Cynodon dactylon

Common Name
bermuda grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
DM, DS, AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Cynosurus echinatus

Common Name
dogtail grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS, CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Dactylis glomerata

Common Name
orchard-grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. holciformis

Common Name
coastal tufted hair-grass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
BM,SM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Distichlis spicata

Common Name
saltgrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SM, BM, SW, AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Common Name
Jepson's blue wildrye
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
N/A
Habitat
CDF, AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Elymus mollis ssp. mollis

Common Name
dune wild-rye
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Elymus xvancouverensis

Common Name
Vancouver wild-rye
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
AW, DM, BM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Festuca bromoides

Common Name
brome fescue
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, DS
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Festuca occidentalis

Common Name
western fescue
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Festuca rubra

Common Name
red fescue
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM, CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Holcus lanatus

Common Name
common velvetgrass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
AW, SW, FM, CDF
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum

Common Name
meadow barley
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
BM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Hordeum jubatum

Common Name
foxtail barley
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
BM, SM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Parapholis incurva

Common Name
curved sicklegrass
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
​Parapholis strigosa

Common Name
hairy sickle grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Poa annua

Common Name
annual blue grass
Close-up

Status
E
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF, DM, DS, AW
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Poa confinis

Common Name
coastline bluegrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Poa macrantha

Common Name
large-flowered sand-dune blue grass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
DM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Polypogon maritimus

Common Name
Mediterranean beard grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR
Habitat
SW, FM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Polypogon monspeliensis

Common Name
rabbitsfoot grass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SW, FM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Puccinellia nutkaensis

Common Name
Alaska alkali grass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Spartina densiflora

Common Name
dense-flowered cordgrass
Close-up

Status
E, I
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
SM, BM
Other
N/A

Scientific Name
Trisetum canescens

Common Name
nodding oatgrass
Close-up

Status
N
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Habitat
CDF
Other
N/A
