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West Indian Dropseed,
Sporobolus jacquemontii
Culms 40-100cm. Blades 10-40cm long, 2-4mm wide, tapering to a fine point, per Grass Manual on the Web.
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Nuttall's Reedgrass,
Greeneochloa coarctata
Sheaths and blades scabrous, rarely sparsely hirsute, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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Nuttall's Reedgrass,
Greeneochloa coarctata
Leaf blades flat, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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Goosegrass,
Eleusine indica
Leaf blades to 2dm long, glabrous or sparsely pilose above, glabrous beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bermuda Grass,
Cynodon dactylon
Old bladeless sheaths of the stolon often forming conspicuous "dog's teeth", per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Bermuda Grass,
Cynodon dactylon
Leaf blades flat, those of the basal offshoots often conspicously 2-ranked, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Red Sprangletop,
Dinebra panicea ssp. brachiata
Leaf blades flat, thin, as much as 1cm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Eastern Skeletongrass,
Gymnopogon ambiguus
Leaves numerous, approximate with overlapping sheaths, blades spreading, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Saltmarsh Cordgrass,
Spartina alterniflora
Leaves cauline; sheaths overlapping; blades usually < 12mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Catchfly Cutgrass,
Leersia lenticularis
Blades lax, 1-2cm wide. Panicle open; spikelets closely imbricate, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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White Cutgrass,
Leersia virginica
Leaf blades relatively short, 6-12mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Rice Cutgrass,
Leersia oryzoides
Sheaths and blades strongly retrorsely scabrous, blades mostly 8-10mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Southern Wild-rice,
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Leaf blades glabrous except very scabrous margins, 1-2cm wide, midrib stout, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Pinebarrens Peanut-grass,
Amphicarpum amphicarpon
Leaf blades hirsute on both surfaces, margins ciliate; sheaths hirsute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Pinebarrens Peanut-grass,
Amphicarpum amphicarpon
Leaf blade surfaces hirsute with pustular-based hairs, margins ciliate, per Weakley's Flora.
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Dune Sandbur,
Cenchrus tribuloides
Leaf sheaths inflated, the blades usually folded, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Rough Barnyard-grass,
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata
Sheaths glabrous, blades elongate, 5-15mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Vasey Grass,
Paspalum urvillei
Leaf blades 3-15mm wide, pilose at base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Redtop Panicgrass,
Coleataenia rigidula ssp. rigidula
Leaf blades erect, folded at base, flat above, 20-50cm long, 5-12mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Seaside Panicum,
Panicum amarum
Leaf blades 20-50cm long, 5-12mm wide, more or less involute, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Old-witch Panicgrass,
Panicum capillare
Blades 10-25cm long, 5-15mm wide, hispid on both surfaces; sheaths hispid, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Starved Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium depauperatum
Vernal phase with culms several to many in a tuft. Leaf blades 6-15cm x 2-5mm, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Open-flower Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Leaf blades soft and not stiff (lax, thus the scientific and common names), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Open-flower Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Autumnal blades scarcely reduced, much exceeding the secondary panicles, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Dwarf Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis
Leaf blades ciliate with stiff hairs 2-3mm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Hairless Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
Culms glabrous, blades conspicuously ciliate, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Sandy Woods Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium arenicoloides
Larger autumnal blades to 6cm by 1.5mm, involute, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Ravenel's Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium ravenelii
Blades thick, upper surface glabrous, densely velvety-hirsute beneath, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Few-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Blades stiffly spreading or ascending, 6-14cm long, 5-8mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Few-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Blade upper surface glabrous or nearly so, harshly puberulent beneath, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Woolly Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
Blades thickish but not stiff, somewhat incurved when fresh, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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White-haired Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
Blades rather firm, 6-10cm x 5-10mm, pilose on both surfaces, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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White-haired Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
The lower margins of each leaf blade are ciliate with long white hairs, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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White-haired Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum
... and the width of its vernal leaf blades (4-10mm across), per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Forked Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum
Spikelets glabrous, 1.8-2.3mm long; widest vernal blades 3-8(10)mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Forked Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum
Autumnal phase much branched at middle nodes, lower part usually bladeless, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Small-fruited Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium microcarpon
... having wider vernal leaf blades (7-15mm wide vs. 3-8mm wide), per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Small-fruited Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium microcarpon
Leaf blades spreading, 10-12cm long, averaging 10mm wide, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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Long-ligule Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium longiligulatum
Culms 2-7dm long, wiry. Leaf blades glabrous, to 8cm long, 2-6mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Erectleaf Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Leaf blades 7-14cm long, 6-12mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Many-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium polyanthes
blades relatively long, spreading to ascending, the upper slightly reduced, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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Many-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Blades glabrous on both surfaces, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Many-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Leaf blades firm, white-margined, conspicuously striate, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
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Many-flowered Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Mid-culm blades to 25cm long, 14-30mm wide, the uppermost 10-15+ cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Velvet Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium scoparium
Leaf blades rather thick, 12-20cm long, 10-18mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Velvet Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium scoparium
A viscid band below the retrorsely bearded nodes; internodes, sheaths, blades velvety-pubescent, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Variable Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium commutatum +
Blades glabrous, margins scaberulose, bases cordate, frequently ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Deer-tongue Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Blades spreading or finally reflexed, 10-20cm long, 1.2-3cm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Deer-tongue Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Blades glabrous both surfaces, margins scaberulose, bases cordate, ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bosc's Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium boscii
Var. molle difers in its velvety blades and downy-villous culms and sheaths, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Bosc's Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium boscii
... Bosc's leaf blades are wider (over 1") than Ravenel's (¾" or less), per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Bosc's Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium boscii
Blades glabrous, puberulent or pilose on both surfaces, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bosc's Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium boscii
Blade margins scaberulose, bases cordate, long-ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Itch-grass,
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
Leaf blades flat, in robust specimens to 3cm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Silver Plumegrass,
Erianthus alopecuroides
Leaf blade pilose on upper surface toward the base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Bent-awn Plumegrass,
Erianthus contortus
Blades 1-1.5cm wide, scabrous, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Rose Natalgrass,
Melinis repens ssp. repens
Leaf sheaths loose; leaf blades linear, to 20 x 0.2-1.4cm, per Flora of China.
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Common Little Bluestem,
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium
Leaf blades linear, 8-14" long at maturity, initially light green, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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Big Bluestem,
Andropogon gerardi
Plant bluish-green, tufted, erect, often glaucous. Lf blades ~ 0.2-0.4" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Broomsedge,
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus
Leaf blades flat or folded, 2-5mm wide, pilose on upper surface toward base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).