World Grass Floras
Although there are many more grass floras than shown and listed here, these are the ones
that cover most areas of the world without duplicating information. They also include the
most recent references of all regions, although some floras date back a long time.
North America
Barkworth M.E., Capels,K.M., Long,A and Piep,M.B (2003), Flora of North America north of
Mexico Vol 25 Poaceae, part 2
Barkworth M.E., Capels,K.M., Long, A., Anderton, L.K,.Piep,M.B. (2007), Flora of North America
north of Mexico Vol 24 Poaceae, part 1
Davidse, G. Sousa S, M. Chater, A.O. (1994). 6, Alismataceae a Cyperaceae Flora Mesoamericana.
UNAM, Missouri Botanical Garden, The Natural History Museum (London)
McVaugh, R. (1983). Gramineae in Anderson, W.R., Flora Novo-Galiciana, Vol. 14. Ann Arbor,
University of Michigan Press
South America
Argentina http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/Familias.asp?Letras=2
Brazil
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/index?mode=1&group=Flora.Angiospermas&family=Flo
ra.Angiospermas.Poaceae&genus=&species=&author=&common=&occurs=1&region=&stat
e=&phyto=&endemic=-1&nativa=-1&last_level=25
Burkart, A. (1969). Flora Ilustrata de Entre Rios (Argentina). Parte II Gramineas. Buenos
Aires; INTA.
Cabrera, A. (1970). Flora de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. II. Gramineas. Buenos Aires;
INTA.
Davidse, G., Judziewicz, E.J. & Zuloaga, F.O. (2004). Poaceae in Steyermark, J.A et. al ,
Flora of the Venezuelan Guyana, Vol. 8. Poaceae-Rubiaceae. Missouri Botanical
garden Press, St. Louis.
Judziewicz, E. J. (1990). Poaceae in Gorts-van Rijn, ARA - Flora of the Guianas, Series A:
Phanerogams, vol. 8. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein.
Nicora,E.G. & Rugolo, Z. (1987). Los generos de gramineas de America austral.
Hemispheria Sur S.A., Argentina.
Nicora, E.G. (1978). Gramineae in Correa, M.N. Flora Pategonica III. INTA, Buenos Aires.
Pohl, R.W. (1980). Poaceae in Flora Costaricensis, Fieldiana Botany 4: 1-596.
Renvoize, S.A. (1984). The Grasses of Bahia. Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens
Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia. Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens.
Rosengurtt, B., Arrillaga de Maffei, B. R. & Izaguirre de Artucio, P. (1970). Gramineas
Uruguayas. Montivideo, Universidad de la Republica
Tovar, O. (1993). Las gramineas (Poaceae) del Peru. Ruizia 13: 1-480.
Europe
Tutin, T. G., V.H.Heywood, N.A.Burgess, D.M.Moore, D.H.Valentine, S.M.Walters,
D.A.Webb, (1980). Flora Europea, Gramineae 5. Cambridge University Press
Asia
Bor, N.L. (1960). The Grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan. Pegamon Press,
Oxford.
Bor, N.L. (1970). Gramineae in K.H. Rechinger, Flora Iranica. No. 70/30.1 Akademische
Druck u, Graz
Bor, N.L. (1968).Gramineae in Townsend, C.C., Guest, E. and Al-Rawi,A. Flora of Iraq.
Baghdad.
Gilliland, H.B. (1971). Grasses of Malaya. Vol III of Burkhill,HM, A revised Flora of
Malaya. Government Printing Office, Singapore.
Hsu, C-C. (1978). Flora of Taiwan, Vol 5. Taipei, Epoch Publishing Co Ltd
Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighbouring regions: An identification
manual. Tokyo.
Shouliang, C. et al (2006). Flora of China, Poaceae, Vol. 22. Science Press (Beijing),
Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
Tzvelev, N. N. (1983). Grasses of the Soviet Union (English Translation). Amerind
Publ.Co.Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi
Yi, Y. (1993). Manual of the Korean Grasses. Ewha Womans University Press.
Australasia
Henty, E.E. (1969). A Manual of the Grasses of New Guinea. Botany Bulletin, Dept. of
Forests, Lae, New Guinea
Sharp, D. & Simon, B.K. (2002). AusGrass. Grasses of Australia. CD-Rom Version 1.0.
(Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Environmental Protection
Authority Queensland. CSIRO Publishing
Simon, B.K. & Alfonso, Y. (2012 and on going). AusGrass2
http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/ (other published Australian grass floras and keys cited
here)
Edgar, E. & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, Vol.5. Gramineae, Second Edition.
Pacific
Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A Key to Pacific Grasses. Kew Publishing.
Africa
Jacques Felix, H. 1960. Les Graminees d'Afrique tropicale. Paris, ORSTOM
North Africa
Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt Vol. 4. Monocotyledons. Al Hadara Publishing, Egypt.
West Africa
Clayton, W.D. 1972. FWTA Gramineae in F.N Hepper, Flora of West Tropical Africa, 2nd
edition, Vol 3. Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations
East Africa
Clayton, W.D. (1970). Gramineae, part 1. Flora of Tropical East Africa. Crown Agents for
Overseas Governments
Clayton, W. D. ,Phillips, S. M. & Renvoize, S.A. (1974) Gramineae (Part 2) in R.M.Polhill,
Flora of Tropical East Africa. Crown Agents for Overseas Governments
Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae (Part 3) in R,M,Polhill, Flora of
Tropical East Africa. Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema.
Cope, T.A. 1995). Poaceae (Gramineae) in Thulin, M., Flora of Somalia Vol. 4. Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew
Phillips, S. (1995). Poaceae (Gramineae) in Hedberg,Inga & Edwards,Sue: Flora of Ethiopia
and Eritrea. Adis Ababa and Uppsala
Central Africa
Robyns, W. (1929 and 1934). Flora Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du RuandaUrundi, I. Maydees et Andropgonees and II. Panicees. Bruxelles, Goemaere
Fernandes, A. Launert, E. Wild, H. (1971). Flora Zambesiaca Gramineae 10 (1) Bambuseae-Pappophoreae) Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee
Clayton, W.D. (1989) in Launert, E. & Pope, G.V. Flora Zambesiaca Gramineae 10 (3) Paniceae, Isachneae and Arundinelleae. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee.
Cope, T.A. (1999). In Pope, G.V. Flora Zambesiaca Gramineae 10 (2) , Arundineae,
Eragrostideae, Leptureae and Cynodonteae. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee.
Cope, T.A. (2002) in Pope, G.V. & Martins, Flora Zambesiaca Gramineae 10 (4) –
Andropogoneae. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee.
Southern Africa
Gibbs Russell, G. E., Watson, L., Koekemoer, M., Smook, L., Barker, N., Anderson, H.M. &
Dallwitz, M. (1990). Grasses of Southern Africa. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of
South Africa 58.
Indian Ocean
Bosser, J. (1969). Graminees des Paturage et des Cultures a Madagascar. Paris,
ORSTOM