List of U.S. state grasses

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

Table

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

• Lists of U.S. state insignia