List of U.S. state grasses explained

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

Table

State	State grass		Image	Year adopted	-	Alabama				-->	-	Alaska				-->	-	Arizona				-->	-	Arkansas				-->
California		Nassella pulchra		2004^[1]
Colorado		Bouteloua gracilis		1987^[2]	-	Connecticut				-->	-	Delaware				-->	-	Florida				-->	-	Georgia				-->	-	Hawaii				-->	-	Idaho				-->
Illinois	Big bluestem (state prairie grass)	Andropogon gerardii		1989^[3]	-	Indiana				-->	-	Iowa	None	None		-->
Kansas		Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius)		2010^[4]	-	Kentucky				-->	-	Louisiana				-->	-	Maine				-->	-	Maryland				-->	-	Massachusetts				-->	-	Michigan				-->
Minnesota	Wild rice (state grain)	Zizania aquatica		1977^[5]	-	Mississippi				-->
Missouri		Andropogon gerardii		2007^[6]
Montana		Agropyron spicatum		1973^[7]
Nebraska		Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius)		1969^[8]
Nevada		Oryzopsis hymenoides		1977^[9]	-	New Hampshire				-->	-	New Jersey				-->
New Mexico		Bouteloua gracilis		^[10]	-	New York				-->	-	North Carolina				-->
North Dakota		Pascopyrum smithii (Agropyron smithii)		^[11]	-	Ohio				-->
Oklahoma		Sorghastrum nutans		1972^[12]	-	Oregon				-->	-	Pennsylvania				-->	-	Rhode Island				-->
South Carolina		Sorghastrum nutans		2001^[13]
South Dakota		Agropyron smithii		1970^[14]	-	Tennessee				-->
Texas		Bouteloua curtipendula		1971^[15]
Utah		Oryzopsis hymenoides		1990^[16]	-	Vermont				-->	-	Virginia				-->
Washington		Agropyron spicatum		1989^[17]	-	West Virginia				-->
Wisconsin	Corn (state grain)	Zea mays		1989^[18]
Wyoming		Agropyron smithii		2007^[19]

See also

• Lists of U.S. state insignia

Notes and References

1. Web site: California State Library - History and Culture - State Symbols . 2008-07-14.
2. Web site: State Grass . Colorado.gov . State of Colorado . 21 July 2020.
3. Web site: State Symbols . Illinois.gov . State of Illinois . 21 July 2020.
4. Web site: Little Bluestem . Kansapedia . Kansas Historical Society . 21 July 2020.
5. https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/symbols "Minnesota State Symbols"
6. News: Big bluestem is now state's official grass .
7. Web site: 1-1-506.State grass, MCA . Montana State Legislature . 21 July 2020.
8. Web site: Nebraska Revised Statutes §90-112 (2019) - State grass; little blue stem . Justia Law . Justia . 21 July 2020.
9. Web site: NRS: Chapter 235 - State Seal, Motto and Symbosl; Gifts and Endowments . Nevada Legislature . Legislative Council Bureau . 21 July 2020.
10. Web site: State Grass . New Mexico Secretary of State . New Mexico Secretary of State . 21 July 2020.
11. Web site: North Dakota Century Code Title 54, Chapter 54-02 (2019) - State Emblems, Symbols, and Awards . Justia Law . Justia . 21 July 2020.
12. Web site: Oklahoma Symbols OHSkids! . Oklahoma Historical Society . Oklahoma Historical Society . 21 July 2020.
13. Web site: South Carolina State Symbols . South Carolina Legislature Online . South Carolina Legislative Services Agency . 21 July 2020.
14. Web site: About the State of South Dakota . South Dakota Secretary of State . 22 July 2020.
15. Web site: SCR31_62R . Legislative Reference Library . Legislative Reference Library . 22 July 2020.
16. http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/grass.html Utah State Grass - Indian Ricegrass
17. Web site: Symbols of Washington State . Washington State Legislature . 2007-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070305110012/http://www1.leg.wa.gov/Legislature/StateSymbols/ . 2007-03-05.
18. Web site: 2009–2010 Wisconsin Blue Book: Wisconsin State Symbols . Wisconsin Legislative Documents . 22 July 2020.
19. Web site: Wyoming Facts and Symbols . State of Wyoming . State of Wyoming . 22 July 2020.