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A Plant Called Grass: Types of Grasses and Grass-like Plants  
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Grasses and grass-like plants are among the most versatile of life forms, thriving on every continent except Antarctica. These are the different types of grass and grass-like plants:

	Bahia
	Bermuda
	Bentgrass
	Bluegrass
	Buffalo
	Cannabis (more commonly known as marijuana)
	Carpet
	Centipede
	China grass, more commonly known as Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a nettle grown for bast fibres
	Ditch grass or Wigeon grass (Ruppia maritima) in the family Ruppiaceae
	Fescue
	Fish grass (Cabomba caroliniana), a freshwater aquatic
	Goosegrass (Galium aparine)
	Lemongrass (Cymbopogon)
	Mondo grass or Lily turf (Ophiopogon japonicus), an Asian ornamental ground cover
	Nutgrass, a common lawn pest (Cyperus rotundus) in the family Cyperaceae
	Pepper grass (Lipidium spp.) in the family Brassicaceae
	Ryegrass
	Sawgrass, abundant in sub-tropical marshlands (Cladium spp.) in the family Cyperaceae
	Scurvy-grass (Cochlearia species) in the family Brassicaceae
	Scurvy-grass Sorrel (Oxalis enneaphylla) in the family Oxalidaceae
	Seagrasses, including Eel grass (Zostera spp.)
	"Sleeping grass" (Mimosa pudica), a legume (family Fabaceae) and lawn weed
	St. Augustine
	Xyridaceae, known as the yellow-eyed grass family.
	Zoysia

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