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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

References