From: Effects of elevated CO2 on photosynthetic traits of native and invasive C3 and C4 grasses
Species name | Common name | Invasiveness | Subfamily (tribe)a | Seed sourceb |
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C3 photosynthesis | ||||
 Brachypodium sylvaticum | Slender false brome | Invasive | Pooideae | Collected: Grey County |
 Bromus inermis | Smooth brome | Invasive | Pooideae | Collected: Wellington County |
 Dactylis glomerata | Orchard grass | Invasive | Pooideae | Collected: Wellington County |
 Elymus repens | Quackgrass | Invasive | Pooideae | Collected: Wellington County |
 Phalaris arundinacea | Reed canary grass | Invasive | Pooideae | Collected: Wellington County |
 Schedonorus arundinaceus cv. KY-31 E- | Tall fescue | Invasive | Pooideae | T. Phillips, University of Kentucky |
 Elymus virginicus | Virginia wild rye | Noninvasive | Pooideae | Wildflower Farms, Ontario |
 Lolium perenne cv. Nui (A8385) | Perennial ryegrass | Noninvasive | Pooideae | D. Hume, AgResearch, New Zealand |
C4 photosynthesis | ||||
 Miscanthus sinensis | Miscanthus | Invasive | Panicoideae (Paniceae)c | Jelitto Perennial Seed, Schwarmstedt, Germany |
 Miscanthus giganteus | Miscanthus | Invasive | Panicoideae (Paniceae)c | Mendel Biotechnology, Hayward, California |
 Panicum miliaceum | Proso millet | Invasive | Panicoideae (Paniceae)d | Collected: Wellington County |
 Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | Noninvasive | Panicoideae (Andropogoneae)c | Wildflower Farms, Ontario |
 Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats gramma | Noninvasive | Chloridoideaed | Wildflower Farms, Ontario |
 Panicum virgatum cv. Cave-in-Rock | Switchgrass | Noninvasive | Panicoideae (Paniceae)d | Ernst Conservation Seeds, Meadville, Pennsylvania |
 Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | Noninvasive | Panicoideae (Andropogoneae)c | Wildflower Farms, Ontario |