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Orchard Grass,
Dactylis glomerata
Membranous ligules, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Downy Brome,
Bromus tectorum
Its ligules are 0.04-0.1 in. (1-2.5 mm) long, per www.invasive.org.
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Poverty Brome,
Bromus sterilis
Leaf sheath pubescent; blade soft, 5-20cm x 4-10mm, pubescent; ligule 2-4mm, per Flora of China.
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Smooth Brome,
Bromus inermis
Leaf wraps stem w a V-shaped notch; ligule < 0.15cm, brownish at the base, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Hairy Woodland Brome,
Bromus pubescens
Summit of sheath opposite the ligule lacking a conspicuous tuft of hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Satin Brome,
Bromus nottowayanus
Summit of sheath opposite the ligule with a conspicuous tuft of hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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Rescue Grass,
Bromus catharticus var. catharticus
Lf sheath pubescent; blade 30-40cm x 4-6mm, scattered pubescent; ligule ~2mm, per Flora of China.
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Cheat,
Bromus secalinus
Leaf sheath usually glabrous; blade 5-15cm x 3-6mm, pubescent; ligule 1-2mm, per Flora of China.
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Little Barley,
Hordeum pusillum
Ligules scarious (thin, dry, membranaceous, often more or less translucent), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Smut-grass,
Sporobolus indicus
Ligules less than 0.1mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Slender Muhly,
Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
Ligule obsolete or shorter than the elongate cartilaginous summit of the leaf sheath, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Nuttall's Reedgrass,
Greeneochloa coarctata
Node and ligule.
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Reed Canarygrass,
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canarygrass has a distinctive transparent ligule, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Dallis-grass,
Paspalum dilatatum ssp. dilatatum
Ligule membrane 2-3mm long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Dallis-grass,
Paspalum dilatatum ssp. dilatatum
Ligules of P. dilatatum (on left) vs. P. urvillei (on right).
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Vasey Grass,
Paspalum urvillei
Ligule a long membrane, 4-8mm, w long hair tufts behind, collar often dark, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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Vasey Grass,
Paspalum urvillei
Ligules of P. dilatatum (on left) vs. P. urvillei (on right).
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Switchgrass,
Panicum virgatum var. virgatum
Ligule ciliate or lacerate [torn, irregularly cleft or cut], 1-5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Woolly Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum
Ligules ciliate, 2-4mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Velvet Witchgrass,
Dichanthelium scoparium
Ligules densely ciliate, 1.5-3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Gama Grass,
Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides
Ligules ciliate, 2-4mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bachelor's Buttons,
Cyanus segetum
Flowers discoid, perfect, or the outer simulating ligules and sterile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Hairy Beggarticks,
Bidens alba var. radiata
Ray florets white, 5-8, the ligule 5-16 mm long, per Weakley's Flora.