Wiregrass

Wiregrass is a common name for several plants

Wiregrass may refer to:

• Poaceae grasses
  • Aristida (three-awns), especially Aristida stricta (Pineland Three-awn), Aristida junciformis and Aristida purpurea (Purple Three-awn), of subfamily Arundinoideae
  • Eleusine indica (Indian Goosegrass) of subfamily Eragrostideae
  • Sporobolus indicus (Smutgrass) of subfamily Chloridoideae
  • Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass) of subfamily Chloridoideae
  • Ventenata dubia of subfamily Pooideae, native to the Mediterranean and naturalized in western North America
• Other plants
  • Juncus tenuis (Slender Rush) of the rush family
  • Polygonum arenastrum (Common Knotweed) of the knotweed family

See also

• Wiregrass Region, an area of the Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, and named for its abundance of Aristida stricta

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