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1121 Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Acorus

Acorus gramineus

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

Golden Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

Ogon Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

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Akiʻaki

Sporobolus virginicus

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

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Gamba Grass

Andropogon gayanus

Apache Red Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Aquatic Grasses

Various species (e.g., Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, Spartina alterniflora)

Aquatic Marginal Plants

Various species (e.g., Typha, Iris, Acorus, Pontederia)

Copper Sedge

Carex testacea

Arborio Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. japonica

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Argentine Paspalum

Paspalum notatum var. saurae

Contorted Needlegrass

Aristida contorta

Arta

Cyperus papyrus

Giant Reed

Arundo donax

Asplenium

Asplenium spp.

Astelia

Astelia spp.

Chatham Island Astelia

Astelia chathamica

Silver Spear

Astelia chathamica 'Silver Spear'

Grand Astelia

Astelia grandis

Red Cardinal Astelia

Astelia chathamica 'Red Cardinal'

Australian Native Grasses

Various species (Eragrostis, Chrysopogon, Austrostipa, Panicum, etc.)

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Kneed Speargrass

Austrostipa bigeniculata

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Blackii Spinifex Grass

Austrostipa blackii

Black Wallaby Grass

Austrostipa elegantissima

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Austrostipa nodosa

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Silvery Plume Grass

Austrostipa platychaeta

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Slender Mulga Grass

Austrostipa scabra

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Austrostipa

Austrostipa species

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Blacktip Needlegrass

Austrostipa verticillata

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Autumn Sage Oat Grass

Stipa splendens × Salvia greggii hybrid

Autumn Snowflake

Dichanthium annulatum

Bahia grass

Paspalum notatum

Bahia grass

Paspalum notatum

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

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Bajra

Pennisetum glaucum

Balansa Clover

Trifolium balansae

Bamboo

Bambusoideae (subfamily)

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Bamboo, Golden Striped

Pleioblastus viridistriatus

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Bamboo Muhly

Muhlenbergia dumosa

Bamboo, Golden Variegated

Pleioblastus viridistriatus

Kamuro Bamboo

Pleioblastus viridistriatus

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

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Striped Giant Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris 'Striata'

Variegated Giant Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata

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