List of U.S. state grasses

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

State	State grass	Scientific name	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]

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