Paul Peterson

• B.A., Humboldt State University
• M.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Ph.D., Washington State University

Peterson's interests are in species and generic relationships, and biogeographical patterns in the grasses (Poaceae). His specialty is biosystematic studies of the grasses using a multitude of techniques ranging from in depth morphological, anatomical, cytological, micromorphological, molecular, cladistic, and population based genetic studies using soluble enzymes. He has completed revisionary studies in large grass genera, such as: Eragrostis, Muhlenbergia, and Sporobolus, all important forage grasses. He is currently serving as editor of our department's periodical, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium

Journal Article

• Peterson, Paul M., Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda, Lobo Cabezas, Silvia, and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2023. "Taxonomic revision of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae, Muhlenbergiinae) in Central America: phylogeny and classification." PhytoKeys, 230 1–106. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.230.103882.
• Snow, Neil and Peterson, Paul M. 2023. "A New and Evidently Rare Species of Dinebra (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Eleusininae) from Sonora, Mexico." Systematic Botany, 48, (3) 372–375. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364423X16936046516246.
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., Zuloaga, Fernando O., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Clark, Lynn G., Teisher, Jordan K., Gillespie, Lynn J., Barberá, Patricia, Welker, Cassiano A. D., Kellogg, Elizabeth A., Li, De-Zhu, and Davidse, Gerrit. 2022. "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) III: An update." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 60, (3) 476–521. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12847.
• Gallaher, Timothy J., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Zuloaga, Fernando O., Li, De-Zhu, Clark, Lynn G., Tyrrell, Christopher D., Welker, Cassiano A. D., Kellogg, Elizabeth A., and Teisher, Jordan K. 2022. "Grasses through space and time: an overview of the biogeographical and macroevolutionary history of Poaceae." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 60, (3) 522–569. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12857.
• Peterson, Paul M., Arrieta, Yolanda Herrera, and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2022. "A phylogeny of the Triraphideae including Habrochloa and Nematopoa (Poaceae, Chloridoideae)." PhytoKeys, 194 123–133. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.194.80967.
• Soreng, Robert J. and Peterson, Paul M. 2022. "The biogeography of grasses (Poaceae)." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 60, (3) 473–475. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12895.
• Peterson, Paul M., Wiersema, John H., Soreng, Robert J., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda. 2022. "(2881) Proposal to conserve the name Triraphis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Triraphideae) with a conserved type." Taxon, 71, (2) 474–475. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12701.
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Aedo, Carlos, Saarela, Jeffery M., Barberá, Patricia, and Quintanar, Alejandro. 2021. "Phylogeny and biogeography of Calamagrostis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Agrostidinae), description of a new genus, Condilorachia (Calothecinae), and expansion of Greeneochloa and Pentapogon (Echinopogoninae)." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12819.
• Gutierrez, Harol, Castaneda, Roxana, Gonzales, Teresa, Sotelo-Mendez, Alejandrina, and Peterson, Paul M. 2021. "Tripogon nicorae var. aristulata (Poaceae), a new variety from Peru." Phytotaxa, 523, (1) 110–115. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.523.1.7.
• Menjivar Cruz, Jenny Elizabeth, Baldini, Riccardo M., Davidse, Gerrit, and Peterson, Paul M. 2021. "El Salvador grasses: an updated catalogue and nomenclator." Phytoneuron, 2021-22 1–131.
• Orton, Lauren M., Barberá, Patricia, Nissenbaum, Matthew P., Peterson, Paul M., Quintanar, Alejandro, Soreng, Robert J., and Duvall, Melvin R. 2021. "A 313 plastome phylogenomic analysis of Pooideae: Exploring relationships among the largest subfamily of grasses." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 159 Article 107110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107110.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda, and Vorontsova, Maria S. 2021. "Phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of Afrotrichloris, Apochiton, Coelachyrum, Dinebra, Eleusine, Leptochloa, Schoenefeldia, and a new genus, Schoenefeldiella (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Eleusininae)." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12803.
• Peterson, Paul M., Arrieta, Yolanda Herrera, Romaschenko, Konstantin, Susanna, Alfonso, and Roquet, Cristina. 2021. "A biogeographical analysis of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Muhlenbergiinae)." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12805.
• Barberá, Patricia, Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Quintanar, Alejandro, and Aedo, Carlos. 2020. "Molecular phylogenetic analysis resolves Trisetum (Poaceae: Pooideae: Koeleriinae) polyphyletic: Evidence for a new genus, Sibirotrisetum and resurrection of Acrospelion." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 58, (4) 517–526. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12523.
• Barrett, Russell L., Peterson, Paul M., and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2020. "A molecular phylogeny of Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae): making lovegrass monophyletic in Australia." Australian Systematic Botany, 33, (5) 458–476. https://doi.org/10.1071/SB19034.
• Peterson, Paul M., Hosni, Hasnaa A., and Shamo, Eman K. 2020. "A key to the grasses (Poaceae) of Egypt." Webbia, 75, (2) 329–353. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-9004.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda. 2020. "A phylogeny of the Hubbardochloinae including Tetrachaete (Cynodonteaea: Chloridoideae: Poaceae)." Phytoneuron, 2020-81 1–13.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Soreng, Robert J., and Valdés Reyna, Jesus. 2020. "Eriocoma valdesii, a new species from México (Poaceae, Stipeae)." PhytoKeys, 139 21–28. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.139.47373.
• Peterson, Paul M., Sylvester, Steven P., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Soreng, Robert J., Barberá, Patricia, Quintanar, Alejandro, and Aedo, Carlos. 2020. "A phylogeny of species near Agrostis supporting the recognition of two new genera, Agrostula and Alpagrostis (Poaceae, Pooideae, Agrostidinae) from Europe." PhytoKeys, 167 57–82. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.167.55171.
• Sylvester, Steven P., Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Bravo-Pedraza, William, Cuta-Alarcon, Lia, and Soreng, Robert J. 2020. "New combinations and updated descriptions in Podagrostis (Agrostidinae, Poaceae) from the Neotropics and Mexico." PhytoKeys, 148 21–50. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.148.50042.
• Barbera, Patricia, Quintanar, Alejandro, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2019. "New combinations, new names, typifications, and a new section, sect. Hispanica in Koeleria (Poeae, Poaceae)." Phytoneuron, 46 1–13.
• Gutiérrez, Harol, Castañeda, Roxana, Quipuscoa, Victor, and Peterson, Paul M. 2019. "Aristida surperuanensis (Poaceae, Aristidoideae), a new species from a desert valley in southern Peru." Phytotaxa, 419, (2) 182–188. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.419.2.4.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Soreng, Robert J., and Valdés Reyna, Jesus. 2019. "A key to the North American genera of Stipeae (Poaceae, Pooideae) with descriptions and taxonomic names for species of Eriocoma, Neotrinia, Oloptum, and five new genera: Barkworthia, ×Eriosella, Pseudoeriocoma, Ptilagrostiella, and Thorneochloa." PhytoKeys, 126 89–125. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.126.34096.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Barberá, Patricia, Quintanar, Alejandro, and Aedoe, Carlos. 2019. "New Combinations and New Names in American Cinnagrostis, Peyritschia, And Deschampsia, and Three New Genera: Greeneochloa, Laegaardia and Paramochloa (Poeae, Poaceae)." Phytoneuron, 39 1–23. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3497446.
• Sylvester, Steven P., Soreng, Robert J., Bravo-Pedraza, William, Cuta-Alarcon, Lia, Giraldo-Cañas, Diego, Aguilar-Cano, Jose, and Peterson, Paul M. 2019. "Páramo Calamagrostis s.l. (Poaceae): An updated list and key to the species known or likely to occur in páramos of NW South America and southern Central America including two new species, one new variety and five new records for Colombia." PhytoKeys, 122 29–78. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.122.33032.
• Hardion, L., Peterson, Paul M., and Soreng, Robert J. 2018. "Validation of Pratochloa (Poaceae: Arundinoideae) and a new combination, P. walteri based on Eragrostis walteri." Phytoneuron, 2018-31 1–3.
• Liu, Y. P., Ren, Z. M., Harris, Aj, Peterson, Paul M., Wen, Jun, and Su, X. 2018. "Phylogeography of Orinus (Poaceae), a dominant grass genus on the Qinhai-Tibet Plateau." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 186 202–223. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/box091.
• Peterson, Paul M., Arrieta, Yolanda Herrera, and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2018. "Phylogeny of Muhlenbergia subg. Pseudosporobolus, including M. spatha (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae, Muhlenbergiinae) now found in Zacatecas, Mexico." PhytoKeys, 103 83–94. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.103.26162.
• Peterson, Paul M., Sanchez Vega, Isidoro, Romaschenko, Konstantin, Giraldo-Canas, Diego, and Refulio Rodriguez, Nancy F. 2018. "Revision of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae, Muhlenbergiinae) in Peru: classification, phylogeny, and a new species, M. romaschenkoi." Phytokeys, (114) 123–206. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.114.28799.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Soreng, Robert J. 2018. "Poa laegaardiana, a new species from Ecuador (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poinae)." PhytoKeys, 100 141–147. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.100.25387.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Phillips, Sylvia M., and Wiersema, John H. 2018. "(2620) Proposal to reject the name Poa amabilis (Eragrostis amabilis) (Poaceae)." Taxon, 67, (3) 644. https://doi.org/10.12705/673.25.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Romaschenko, K. 2018. "Festuca floribunda, a new combination for Dielsiochloa (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Loliodinae: Loliinae)." Phytoneuron, 2018-32 1–4.
• Saarela, Jeffery M., Burke, Sean V., Wysocki, William P., Barrett, Matthew D., Clark, Lynn G., Craine, Joseph M., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Vorontsova, Maria S., and Duvall, Melvin R. 2018. "A 250 plastome phylogeny of the grass family (Poaceae): topological support under different data partitions." Peerj, 6 e4299–e4299. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4299.
• Snow, Neil, Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Simon, Bryan K. 2018. "Monograph of Diplachne (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae)." PhytoKeys, 93 1–102. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.93.21079.
• Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda and Peterson, Paul M. 2017. "Familia Gramineae subfamilia Chloridoideae I (genero Muhlenbergia)." Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Fasciculo, 199 1–130.
• Liu, Qing, Lin, Lei, Zhou, Xiangying, Peterson, Paul M., and Wen, Jun. 2017. "Unraveling the evolutionary dynamics of ancient and recent polyploidization events in Avena (Poaceae)." Scientific Reports, 7 41944. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep41944.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Arrieta, Yolanda Herrera, and Saarela, Jeffery M. 2017. "A molecular phylogeny of the subtribe Sporobolinae and a classification of the subfamily Chloridoideae (Poaceae)." Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, 118 127–151. https://doi.org/10.21135/893275341.003.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda. 2017. "Four new subtribes: Allolepiinae, Jouveinae, Kaliniinae, and Sohnsiinae in the Cynodonteae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)." Phytoneuron, 2017-44 1–9.
• Saarela, Jeffery M., Bull, Roger D., Paradis, Michel J., Ebata, Sharon N., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Paszko, Beata. 2017. "Molecular phylogenetics of cool-season grasses in the subtribes Agrostidinae, Anthoxanthinae, Aveninae, Brizinae, Calothecinae, Koeleriinae and Phalaridinae (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poeae chloroplast group 1)." PhytoKeys, 87 1–139. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.87.12774.
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Davidse, Gerrit, Teisher, Jordan K., Clark, Lynn G., Barberá, Patricia, Gillespie, Lynn J., and Zuloaga, Fernando O. 2017. "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 55, (4) 259–290. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12262.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda. 2016. "A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cynodonteae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) with four new genera: Orthacanthus, Triplasiella, Tripogonella, and Zaqiqah; three new subtribes: Dactylocteniinae, Orininae, and Zaqiqahinae; and a subgeneric classification of Distichlis." Taxon, 65, (6) 1263–1287. https://doi.org/10.12705/656.4.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Soreng, Robert J. 2016. "A revision of Poa subsection Aphanelytrum (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poaeae, Poinae); and a new species, Poa auriculata." PhytoKeys, 63 107–125. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.63.8198.
• Sylvester, Steven P., Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., and Sylvester, Mitsy D. P. V. 2016. "An updated checklist and key to the open-panicled species of Poa L. (Poaceae) in Peru including three new species, Poa ramoniana, Poa tayacajaensis, and Poa urubambensis." PhytoKeys, 65 57–90. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.65.7024.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Arrieta, Yolanda Herrera. 2015. "A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Eleusininae with a new genus, Micrachne (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae)." Taxon, 64, (3) 445–467. https://doi.org/10.12705/643.5.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda. 2015. "Phylogeny and subgeneric classification of Bouteloua with a new species, B. herrera-arrietae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Boutelouinae)." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53, (4) 351–366. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12159.
• Peterson, Paul M., Saarela, Jeffery M., and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2015. "New combinations in Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)." Phytoneuron, 2015, (20) 1–2.
• Reid, C., Rosen, D. J., Carter, R., and Peterson, Paul M. 2015. "Eragrostis plana (Poaceae) new to Texas." Phytoneuron, 2015-5 1–3.
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Davidse, Gerrit, Zuloaga, Fernando O., Judziewicz, Emmet J., Filgueiras, Tarciso S., Davis, Jerrold I., and Morrone, Osvaldo. 2015. "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae)." Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53, (2) 117–137. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12150.
• Cialdella, Ana M., Sede, Silvana M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Zuloaga, Fernando O., and Morrone, O. 2014. "Phylogeny of Nassella (Stipeae, Pooideae, Poaceae) based on analyses of chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA and morphology." Systematic Botany, 39, (3) 814–828. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364414X681419.
• Liu, Q., Liu, H., Wen, Jun, and Peterson, Paul M. 2014. "Infrageneric phylogeny and temporal divergence of Sorghum (Andropogoneae, Poaceae) based on low-copy nuclear and plastid sequences." PLoS ONE, 9, (8) 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104933.
• Liu, Qing, Jiang, Bin, Wen, Jun, and Peterson, Paul M. 2014. "Low-copy nuclear gene and McGISH resolves polyploid history of Eleusine coracana and morphological character evolution in Eleusine." Turkish Journal of Botany, 38 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1305-12.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Herrera Arrieta, Y., and Saarela, J. M. 2014. "A molecular phylogeny and new subgeneric classification of Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae)." Taxon, 63, (6) 1212–1243. https://doi.org/10.12705/636.19.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda. 2014. "A molecular phylogeny and classification of the Cteniinae, Farragininae, Gouiniinae, Gymnopogoninae, Perotidinae, and Trichoneurinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae)." Taxon, 63, (2) 275–286. https://doi.org/10.12705/632.35.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda, and Saarela, Jeffery M. 2014. "(2332) Proposal to conserve the name Sporobolus against Spartina, Crypsis, Ponceletia, and Heleochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae)." Taxon, 63, (6) 1373–1374. https://doi.org/10.12705/636.23.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Soreng, Robert J. 2014. "A laboratory guide for generating DNA barcodes in grasses: a case study of Leptochloa s.l. (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)." Webbia, 69, (1) 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2014.927555.
• Romaschenko, Konstantin, Garcia-Jacas, Nuria, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Vilatersana, Roser, and Susanna, Alfonso. 2014. "Miocene–Pliocene speciation, introgression, and migration of Patis and Ptilagrostis (Poaceae: Stipeae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 70 244–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.018.
• Saarela, J. M., Peterson, Paul M., and Valdes-Reyna, J. 2014. "A taxonomic revision of Bromus (Poaceae: Pooideae: Bromeae) in Mexico and Central America." Phytotaxa, 185, (1) 1–147. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.185.1.1.
• Snow, Neil, Peterson, Paul M., and Romaschenko, Konstantin. 2013. "Systematics of Disakisperma (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Chlorideae)." PhytoKeys, 26 21–70. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.26.5649.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, D. 2012. "The genus Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) in northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru): morphological and taxonomic studies." Biblioteca Jose Jeronimo Triana, 24 1–195.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Snow, Neil, and Johnson, Gabriel P. 2012. "A Molecular Phylogeny and Classification of Leptochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Chlorideae) Sensu Lato and Related Genera." Annals of Botany, 109, (7) 1317–1330. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs077.
• Refulio-Rodriguez, N., Columbus, J. T., Gillespie, L. J., Peterson, Paul M., and Soreng, Robert J. 2012. "Molecular phylogeny of Dissanthelium (Poaceae: Pooideae) and its taxonomic implications." Systematic Botany, 37, (1) 122–133. https://doi.org/10.600/036364412X616701.
• Romaschenko, Konstantin, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Garcia-Jacas, N., Futorna, O., and Susanna, Alfonso. 2012. "Systematics and evolution of the needle grasses (Poaceae: Pooideae: Stipeae) based on analysis of multiple chloroplast loci, ITS, and lemma micromorphology." Taxon, 61, (1) 18–44.
• Snow, Neil and Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Nomenclatural notes on Dinebra, Diplachne, Disakisperma and Leptochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)." Phytoneuron, 2012-71 1–2.
• Snow, Neil and Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Systematics of Trigonochloa (Poaceae, Chloridoideae, Chlorideae)." Phytokeys, 13 25–38. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.13.3355.
• Soreng, Robert J. and Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Revision of Poa L. (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poinae) in Mexico: new records, re-evaluation of P. ruprechtii, and two new species, P. palmeri and P. wendtii." PhytoKeys, 15 1–104. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.15.3084.
• Jiang, Bin, Peterson, Paul M., and Liu, Qing. 2011. "Caryopsis micromorphology of Eleusine Gaertn. (Poaceae) and its systematic implications." Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 19, (3) 195–204.
• Liu, Qing, Peterson, Paul M., and Ge, Xue-jun. 2011. "Phylogenetic signals in the realized climate niches of Chinese grasses (Poaceae)." Plant Ecology, 212, (10) 1733–1746. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-011-9946-7.
• Liu, Qing, Triplett, Jimmy K., Wen, Jun, and Peterson, Paul M. 2011. "Allotetraploid origin and divergence in Eleusine (Chloridoideae, Poaceae): evidence from low-copy nuclear gene phylogenies and a plastid gene chronogram." Annals of Botany, 108, (7) 1287–1298. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcr231.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, D. 2011. "Las especies de Muhlenbergia (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) de Argentina." Caldasia, 33, (1) 21–54.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, Barker, Nigel P., and Linder, H. Peter. 2011. "Centropodieae and Ellisochloa, a new tribe and genus in Chloridoideae (Poaceae)." Taxon, 60, (4) 1113–1122.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Styer, D., Neubauer, D., Morgan, R., and Yadon, V. 2011. "Agrostis lacuna-vernalis (Pooideae: Poeae: Agrostidinae), a new species from California." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 5, (2) 421–426.
• Romaschenko, Konstantin, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Futorna, O., and Susanna, A. 2011. "Phylogenetics of Piptatherum s.l. (Poaceae: Stipeae): evidence for a new genus, Piptatheropsis, and resurrection of Patis." Taxon, 60, (6) 1703–1716.
• Davidse, Gerrit, Soreng, Robert J., and Peterson, Paul M. 2010. "Poa unispiculata, a new gynodioecious species of cushion grass from Peru with a single spikelet per inflorescence (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Poinae)." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 4, (1) 37–44.
• Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda, Peterson, Paul M., and Cortes Ortiz, Armando. 2010. "Gramineas de Zacatecas, Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 32 1–239.
• Liu, Q., Zhang, D. X., and Peterson, Paul M. 2010. "Lemma micromorphological characters in the Chloridoideae (Poaceae) optimized on a molecular phylogeny." South African Journal of Botany, 76, (2) 196–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2009.10.006.
• Liu, Qing and Peterson, Paul M. 2010. "Advances in systematics of adaptively radiated Eleusine Gaertn. (Poaceae)." Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 18, (3) 335–342.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Cañas, Diego. 2010. "Contribuciones para una monografía de las species Americanas de Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae): novedades para Colombia, México y Perú." Revista Institucional Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó, 29, (1) 5–11.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Johnson, Gabriel P. 2010. "A classification of the Chloridoideae (Poaceae) based on multi-gene phylogenetic trees." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 55, (2) 580–598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.018.
• Peterson, Paul M., Romaschenko, Konstantin, and Johnson, Gabriel P. 2010. "A phylogeny and classification of the Muhlenbergiinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences." American Journal of Botany, 97, (9) 1532–1554. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0900359.
• Saarela, Jeffery, Peterson, Paul M., Gonzalez, Elizondo M., and Rosen, David. 2010. "Eleocharis cryptica (Cyperaceae), a dwarf new species from Durango, Mexico." Brittonia, 62, (3) 233–238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-009-9111-y.
• Soreng, Robert J. and Peterson, Paul M. 2010. "Poa ramifer (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Poinae), a new aerially branching gynomonoecious species from Peru." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 4, (2) 587–594.
• Catalan, P., Soreng, Robert J., and Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "Festuca aloha and F. molokaiensis (Poaceae): Loliinae), two new species from Hawai'i." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 3, (1) 51–58.
• Davidse, G., Soreng, Robert J., and Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "Agrostopoa (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poinae), a new genus with three species from Colombia." Novon, 23, (1) 32–40. https://doi.org/10.3417/2007132.
• Giraldo-Cañas, D. and Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "Revisión de las species del género Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae) del noroeste de Sudamerica: Perú, Ecuador, Colombia y Venezuela." Caldasia, 31, (1) 41–76.
• Giraldo-Canas, Diego and Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "El Genero Muhlenbergia (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Muhlenbergiinae) in Colombia." Caldasia, 31, (2) 269–302.
• Howard, T. G., Saarela, J. M., Paszko, B., Peterson, Paul M., and Werier, David. 2009. "New records and a taxonomic review of Calamagrostis perplexa (Poaceae: Poeae: Agrostidinae), a New York state endemic grass." Rhodora, 111, (946) 155–170. https://doi.org/10.3119/08-5.1.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Columbus, J. T. 2009. "Muhlenbergia tarahumara (Poaceae: Choridoideae: Cynodonteae: Muhlenbergiinae), a new species from Chihuahua, Mexico." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 3, (2) 527–534.
• Terrell, Edward E. and Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "Annotated list of Maryland Grasses (Poaceae)." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 3, (2) 905–919.
• Gonzalez Elizondo, M. S., Lopez Enriquez, I. L., Peterson, Paul M., Ulloa Ulloa, C., and Jorgensen, P. M. 2008. "Three new species of Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) from the Andean paramos of Colombia and Ecuador." Novon, 18, (2) 168–174. https://doi.org/10.3417/2007038.
• Herrera-Arrieta, Y., Peterson, Paul M., and Valdes-Reyna, J. 2008. "Bouteloua (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Boutelouinae) del noreste de Mexico." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2, (2) 917–981.
• Inda, L. A., Segarra-Moragues, J. G., Muller, J., Peterson, Paul M., and Catalan, P. 2008. "Dated historical biogeography of the temperate Loliinae (Poaceae, Pooideae) grasses in the northern and southern hemispheres." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 46 932–957.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, D. 2008. "Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae) in Colombia." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2, (2) 875–916.
• Romaschenko, Konstantin, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Garcia-Jacas, N., Futorna, O., and Susanna, A. 2008. "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the American Stipeae (Poaceae) resolves Jarava sensu lato polyphyletic: Evidence for a new genus, Pappostipa." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2, (1) 165–192.
• Snow, N., Peterson, Paul M., and Giraldo-Canas, D. 2008. "Leptochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) in Colombia." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2, (2) 861–874.
• Soreng, Robert J. and Peterson, Paul M. 2008. "New records of Poa L. (Poaceae) and Poa pfisteri: a new species endemic to Chile." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2, (2) 847–859.
• Elizondo, M. S. G., Rosen, D. J., Carter, R., and Peterson, Paul M. 2007. "Eleocharis reznicekii (Cyperaceae), a new species from the Mexican High Plateau." Acta Botanica Mexicana, 81 35–43.
• Herrera Arrieta, Y. and Peterson, Paul M. 2007. "Muhlenbergia (Poaceae) de Chihuahua, Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 29 1–109.
• Liu, Q., Peterson, Paul M., Columbus, J. T., Zhao, N., Hao, G., and Zhang, D. 2007. "Inflorescence diversification in the "finger millet clade" (Chloridoideae, Poaceae): a comparison of molecular phylogeny and developmental morphology." American Journal of Botany, 94, (7) 1230–1247. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.7.1230.
• Peterson, Paul M., Columbus, J. T., and Pennington, S. J. 2007. "Classification and biogeography of New World grasses: Chloridoideae." Aliso, 23 539–553.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Sanchez Vega, I. 2007. "Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae: Eragrostidinae) of Peru." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 94, (4) 745–790. https://doi.org/10.3417/0026-6493(2007)94[745:EPCEEO]2.0.CO;2.
• Peterson, Paul M., Valdes Reyna, J., and Herrera Arrieta, Y. 2007. "Muhlenbergiinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae): from northeastern Mexico." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1, (2) 933–1000.
• Saarela, J. M., Peterson, Paul M., Keane, R. M., Cayouette, J., and Graham, S. W. 2007. "Molecular phylogenetics of Bromus (Poaceae: Pooideae) based on chlorplast and nuclear DNA sequence data." Aliso, 23 379–396.
• Sanchez Vega, I., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Laegarrd, S. 2007. "Aphanelytrum peruvianum (Poaceae: Poinae): a new species from Peru." Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1, (2) 841–845.
• Stancik, D. and Peterson, Paul M. 2007. "A revision of Festuca (Poaceae: Loliinae) in South American Paramos." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 56 1–184.
• Finot, V. L., Peterson, Paul M., and Zuloaga, F. O. 2006. "Two new combinations in Peyritschia (Poaceae: Pooideae: Aveninae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 22, (2) 895–903.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Arrieta, Y. Herrera. 2006. "Poa matri-occidentalis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Poinae), a new species from Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 22, (2) 905–914.
• Saarela, J. M., Peterson, Paul M., and Refulio Rodriguez, N. F. 2006. "Bromus ayacuchensis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Bromeae), a new species from Peru, with a key to Bromus in Peru." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 22, (2) 915–926.
• Finot, V. L., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Zuloaga, F. O. 2005. "A revision of Trisetum and Graphephorum (Poaceae: Pooideae: Aveninae) in North America north of Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (3) 1419–1453.
• Finot, V. L., Peterson, Paul M., Zuloaga, F. O., Soreng, Robert J., and Matthei, O. 2005. "A revision of Trisetum (Poaceae: Pooideae Aveninae) in South America." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 92, (4) 533–568.
• Fu, Y. B., Coulman, B. E., Ferdinandez, S. N., Cayouette, J., and Peterson, Paul M. 2005. "Genetic diversity of fringed brome (Bromus ciliatus) as determined by amplified fragment length polymorphism." Canadian Journal of Botany, 83, (10) 1322–1328.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Wu, Z. L. 2005. "Ptilagrostis luquensis (Poaceae: Stipeae: Stipinae), a new species from China." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (3) 1355–1362.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Valdes-Reyna, J. 2005. "Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae: Eragrostidinae) from northeastern Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (3) 1363–1418.
• Saarela, J. M., Peterson, Paul M., and Cayouette, J. 2005. "Bromus hallii (Poaceae), a new combination for California, U.S.A., and taxonomic notes on Bromus orcuttianus and Bromus grandis." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (4) 1997–2013.
• Finot, V. L., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Zuloaga, F. O. 2004. "A revision of Trisetum, Peyritschia, and Sphenopholis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Aveninae) in Mexico and Central America." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 91 1–30.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Valdes-Reyna, J. 2004. "Calamagrostis coahuilensis and C. divaricata (Poaceae: Pooideae: Agrostidinae), two new species from Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (1) 311–320.
• Peterson, Paul M., Valdes-Reyna, J., and Ortíz-Diaz, J. J. 2004. "Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Zoysieae: Sporobolinae) from northeastern Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (2) 553–589.
• Saltonstall, Kristin, Peterson, Paul M., and Soreng, Robert J. 2004. "Recognition of Phragmites australis subsp. americanus (Poaceae: Arunidnoideae) in North America: evidence from morphological and genetic analyses." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 21, (2) 683–692.
• Saarela, J. M., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Chapman, R. E. 2003. "A taxonomic revision of the eastern North American and eastern Asian disjunct genus Brachyelytrum (Poaceae): evidence from morphology, phytogeography and AFLPs." Systematic Botany, 28 674–692.
• Soreng, Robert J., Giussani, L. M., and Negritto, M. 2003. "Poa L." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 48 505–580.
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., Davidse, G., Judziewicz, E. J., Zuloaga, F. O., Filgueiras, T. S., and Morrone, O. 2003. "Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. subfamily Pooideae." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 48 1–730.
• Stancik, D. and Peterson, Paul M. 2003. "Festuca dentiflora (Poaceae: Loliinae: sect. Glabricarpae), a new species from Peru and taxonomic status of F. presliana." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 23 1015–1022.
• Zuloaga, Fernando O., Morrone, Osvaldo, Davidse, Gerrit, Filgueiras, Tarciso S., Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Judziewicz, Emmet J. 2003. "Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 46 1–662.
• Peñaloza-Jiménez, G., Peterson, Paul M., and Giraldo, Ca. 2002. "Los géneros Eragrostis y Leptochloa (Poaceae: Cynodonteae en Colombia." Hickenia, 35 133–141.
• Peterson, Paul M., Cayouette, J., Ferdinandez, S. N., Coulman, B., and Chapman, R. E. 2002. "Recognition of Bromus richardsonii and B. ciliatus: Evidence from morphology, cytology, and DNA fingerprinting (Poaceae: Bromeae)." Aliso, 20 21–36.
• Stancik, D. and Peterson, Paul M. 2002. "Two new species of Festuca from South America (Poaceae: Loliinae: Sect. Subulatae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 20 23–30.
• Abu-Asab, M. S., Peterson, Paul M., Shetler, Stanwyn G., and Orli, Sylvia S. 2001. "Earlier plant flowering in spring as a response to global warming in the Washington, DC, area." Biodiversity and Conservation, 10 597–612.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. "A leaf blade anatomical survey of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae: Muhlenbergiinae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 19 469–506.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Davidse, G., Filgueiras, T. S., Zuloaga, F. O., and Judziewicz, E. J. 2001. "Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. subfamily Chloridoideae." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 41 1–255.
• Judziewicz, E. J., Soreng, Robert J., Davidse, G., Peterson, Paul M., Filgueiras, T. S., and Zuloaga, F. O. 2000. "Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae." Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, 39 1–128.
• Peterson, Paul M., Refulio-Rodriguez, N., and Tovar, O. 2000. "Eragrostis ancashensis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae), A new species from Ancash, Peru." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 19 65–70.
• Filgueiras, T. S., Peterson, Paul M., and Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 1999. "Rheochloa (Poaceae: Chloridoideae), a new genus from central Brazil." Systematic Botany, 24 123–127.
• Peterson, Paul M., Terrell, Edward E., Uebel, E. C., Davis, C. A., Scholz, H., and Soreng, Robert J. 1999. "Oplismenus hirtellus subspecies undulatifolious, A new record for North America." Castanea: The Journal of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, 64, (2) 201–202.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Valdes-Reyna, J. 1999. "Muhlenbergia jaime-hintonii (Poaceae: Chloridoideae), a new species from Nuevo Leon, Mexico." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 18 685–691.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Morrone, O. 1998. "Allelic variation in the amphitropical disjunct Lycurus setosus (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Madroño, 50, (3) 334–346.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Ortíz-Diaz, J. J. 1998. "Allelic variation in the amphitropical disjunct Muhlenbergia torreyi (Poaceae: Muhlenbergiinae)." Brittonia, 50 381–391.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Planchuelo, A. M. 1998. "Bromus catharticus in South America (Poaceae: Bromeae)." Novon, 8 53–60.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Davidse, G. 1998. "Proposal to conserve the name Elionurus (Poaceae, Andropogoneae) with that spelling." Taxon, 47 737–738.
• Weakley, A. S. and Peterson, Paul M. 1998. "Taxonomy of the Sporobolus floridanus complex (Poaceae: Sporobolinae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 18 247–270.
• González-Elizondo, M. S. and Peterson, Paul M. 1997. "A classification and key to the supraspecific taxa Eleocharis (Cyperaceae)." Taxon, 46 433–449.
• González-Elizondo, M. S., Peterson, Paul M., and Granzow de la Cerda, I. 1997. "A cladistic and phenetic analysis of the Pauciflorae group of Eleocharis (Cyperaceae)." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 341–368.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Columbus, J. T. 1997. "Allelic variation in the amphitropical disjunct Scleropogon brevifolius (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." BioLlania, Edición Especial, 6 473–490.
• Sykes, G. R., Christensen, A. H., and Peterson, Paul M. 1997. "A chloroplast DNA analysis of Chaboissaea (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Systematic Botany, 22 291–302.
• Terrell, Edward E., Peterson, Paul M., Reveal, J. L., and Duvall, M. R. 1997. "Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae: Zizaniinae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 17 533–549.
• González-Elizondo, M. S. and Peterson, Paul M. 1996. "Two new combinations in Eleocharis (Cyperaceae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 17 105–107.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1996. "A new combination in Eragrostis (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 17 105–107.
• Castro Boechat, S. and Peterson, Paul M. 1995. "New reports of Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) from Brazil." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 16 769–771.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Herrera, Y. 1995. "Allozyme variation in the amphitropical disjunct, Chaboissaea (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Madroño, 42 427–449.
• Peterson, Paul M., Webster, R. D., and Valdes-Reyna, J. 1995. "Subtribal classification of the New World Eragrostideae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 16 529–544.
• Duvall, M. R., Peterson, Paul M., and Christensen, A. H. 1994. "Alliances of Muhlenbergia within the New World Eragrostideae are identified by phylogenetic analysis of mapped restriction sites from plastid DNA's." American Journal of Botany, 81 622–629.
• Webster, R. D., Peterson, Paul M., and Shaw, R. B. 1994. "Notes on Eriochloa weberbaueri (Poaceae: Paniceae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 16 57–61.
• Dorr, Laurence J. and Peterson, Paul M. 1993. "Typification of two Buckley grass names revisited: Muhlenbergia texana and M. monticola (Poaceae)." SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 15, (4) 589–591.
• Duvall, M. R., Peterson, Paul M., Terrell, Edward E., and Christensen, A. H. 1993. "Phylogeny of North American oryzoid grasses as construed from maps of plastid DNA restiction sites." American Journal of Botany, 80 83–88.
• Peterson, Paul M., Duvall, M. R., and Christensen, A. H. 1993. "Allozymic differentiation among Bealia mexicana, Muhlenbergia argentea, and M. lucida (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Madroño, 40 148–160.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Rugolo de Agrasar, Z. E. 1993. "Danthonia annableae (Poaceae: Danthonieae), a new species from Bolivia." Madroño, 40 69–74.
• Herrera, A., Peterson, Y., and Peterson, Paul M. 1992. "Muhlenbergia cualensis and M. michisensis (Poaceae: Eragrostidideae): two new species from Mexico." Novon, 2 114–118.
• Londoño, X. and Peterson, Paul M. 1992. "Guadua chalcoensis (Poaceae: Bambuseae), its taxonomic identity, morphology, and affinities." Novon, 2 41–47.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 1992. "A revision of Chaboissaea (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Madroño, 39 8–30.
• Peterson, Paul M., Wipff, J. K., and Jones, S. D. 1992. "Muhlenbergia pilosa (Poaceae: Eragrostideae), a new species from Mexico." Madroño, 39 150–154.
• Snow, N. and Peterson, Paul M. 1992. "Noteworthy collections of Leptochloa filiformis in Nevada." Madroño, 39 158–159.
• Londoño, X. and Peterson, Paul M. 1991. "Guadua sarcocarpa (Poaceae: bambuseae), a new species of Amazonian bamboo with fleshy fruits." Systematic Botany, 16 630–638.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 1991. "Systematics of the annual species of Muhlenbergia (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Systematic Botany Monographs, 31 1–109.
• Judziewicz, E. J. and Peterson, Paul M. 1990. "A new cleistogamous South American species of Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae)." Brittonia, 42 47–49.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 1990. "A revision of Blepharoneuron (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Systematic Botany, 15 515–525.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Judziewicz, E. J. 1990. "A new combination and new name in Leptochloa (Poaceae) from the Marquesas Islands." Taxon, 39 659–660.
• Judziewicz, E. J. and Peterson, Paul M. 1989. "Sporobolus temomairemensis (Poaceae: Eragrostideae), a new species from Brazil and Surinam." Systematic Botany, 14 525–528.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1989. "A re-evaluation of Bealia mexicana (Poaceae: Eragrostideae)." Madroño, 36 260–265.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1989. "Lemma micromorphology in the annual Muhlenbergia (Poaceae)." Southwestern Naturalist, 34 61–71.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1989. "Muhlenbergia majalcensis (Poaceae: Eragrostideae), a new species from Chihuahua, Mexico." Systematic Botany, 14 316–319.
• Peterson, Paul M., Annable, C. R., and Franceschi, V. R. 1989. "Comparative leaf anatomy in the annual Muhlenbergia (Poaceae)." Nordic Journal of Botany, 8 575–583.
• Annable, C. R. and Peterson, Paul M. 1988. "Vascular plants of the Kettle Range, Ferry County, Washington." Douglasia Occasional Papers, 3 62–96.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1988. "Chromosome numbers in the annual Muhlenbergia (Poaceae)." Madroño, 35 320–324.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 1988. "Noteworthy collections of Eriogonum douglasii, Festuca californica, Listera borealis, and Phacelia franklinii in Washington." Madroño, 35 358–359.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 1988. "Noteworthy collections of Muhlenbergia appressa, M. fragilis, and M. pauciflora in California." Madroño, 35 353.
• Peterson, Paul M., Annable, C. R., and Rieseberg, L. H. 1988. "Systematic relationships and nomenclatural changes in the Allium douglasii complex (Alliaceae)." Systematic Botany, 13 207–214.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Rieseberg, L. H. 1987. "Flavonoids of the annual Muhlenbergia." Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 15 647–652.
• Rieseberg, L. H., Peterson, Paul M., Soltis, D. E., and Annable, C. R. 1987. "Genetic divergence and isozyme number variation among four varieties of Allium douglasii (Alliaceae)." American Journal of Botany, 74 1614–1624.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1986. "Flora of the Cottonwood Mountains, Death Valley National Monument, California." Wasmann Journal of Biology, 44 73–126.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 1986. "Noteworthy collections of Carex occidentalis, Coryphantha vivipara var. desertii, Linanthus nudatus, Mimulus montioides, Phacelia barnebyana, and Stipa scribneri in California and Nevada." Madroño, 33 79.
• Leary, K. D. and Peterson, Paul M. 1984. "Soil analyses in relation to vegetation in the Cottonwood Mountins, Death Valley National Monument, California." Cpsu/unlv, 36 1–101.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1984. "Flora and physiognomy of the Cottonwood Mountains, Death Valley National Monument, California." Cpsu/unlv, 22 1–241.

Book Chapter

• Finot, Victor L., Giussani, Lililana M., and Soreng, Robert J. 2022. "Poa L." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 821–916. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Finot, Victor L., Soreng, Robert J., Giussani, Lililana M., and Romina, Muñoz. 2022. "Nicoraepoa." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 721–732. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Chloris SW." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 238–243. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Cynodon rich., nom. cons." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 276–280. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Muhlenbergia Schreb." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 669–678. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Trichoneura Anderrson." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 1022–1025. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Microchloa R. Br." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 662–668. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Munroa Torr." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 677–683. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Eleusine Gaertn." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 422–426. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Sporobolus R. Br., nom. cons." In Poaceae (I-Z). Finot, Victor L., editor. 1008–1014. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Clave para los Generos de Chloridoideae." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 8–9. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Bouteloua Lag." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 161–164. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Distichlis Raf." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 404–410. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo-Canas, Diego. 2022. "Enneapogon Desv. ex P. Beauv." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 435–438. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Snow, Neil and Peterson, Paul M. 2022. "Diplachne P. Beauv." In Poaceae (A-H). Finot, Victor L., editor. 401–405. Concepcion: Universidad de Concepcion. In Flora de Chile, 6 (1).
• Peterson, Paul M. and Harvey, Michael J. 2014. "Agrostis Bent Grass." In Jepson Flora Project: Jepson eFlora. Baldwin, B. G., Keil, D. J., Markos, S., Mishler, B. D., Patterson, R., Rosatti, T. J., and Wilken, D. H., editors.
• Herrera, Yolanda and Peterson, Paul M. 2013. "Poaceae." In Plantas acuáticas mexicanas: una contribucion a la flora de México. Lot, A., Medina Lemos, R., and Chiang, F., editors. 255–305. México, D.F.: Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2013. "Poaceae (Gramineae)." In eLS: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0003689.pub2.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Clave de las Tribus de Pooideae." In Flora Argentina. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 24. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Clave de los Generos de Chloridoideae." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 76–78. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentia: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Tribu Zoysieae." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 204. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Tribu Chlorideae Martinov." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 79. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Muhlenbergia." In The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California
  . 2nd ed. Baldwin, Bruce G., Goldman, D. H., Keil, D. J., Patterson, R., Rosatti, T. J., and Wilken, D. H., editors. 1464–1473. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Tribu Eragrostideae Stapf." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 175. Cordoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Clave de las Tribus de Chloridoideae." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 76. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Canas, D. Giraldo. 2012. "Eragrostis Wolf." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 178–203. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Giraldo Canas, D. 2012. "Muhlenbergia Schreb." In Monocotyledoneae, Poaceae: Aristidoideae a Pharoideae. Zuloaga, Fernando O., Rúgolo de Agrasar, Zulma E., and Anton, Ana M., editors. 140–154. Córdoba: Graficamente Ediciones. 3 in Flora Argentina: Flora Vascular de la República Argentina.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Harvey, M. J. 2012. "Agrostis." In The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California. 2nd ed. Baldwin, Bruce G., Goldman, D. H., Keil, D. J., Patterson, R., Rosatti, T. J., and Wilken, D. H., editors. 1413–1417. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Saarela, J. M. 2012. "Calamagrostis." In The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California
  . 2nd ed. Baldwin, Bruce G., Goldman, D. H., Keil, D. J., Patterson, R., Rosatti, T. J., and Wilken, D. H., editors. 1431–1439. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Smith, S. F. 2012. "Poaceae." In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro and Strong, Mark T., editors. 714–766. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 98. (https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1)
• Saarela, J. M. and Peterson, Paul M. 2012. "Bromus." In The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California
  . 2nd ed. Baldwin, Bruce G., Goldman, D. H., Keil, D. J., Patterson, R., Rosatti, T. J., and Wilken, D. H., editors. 1426–1435. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Columbus, J. T., Peterson, Paul M., Refulio Rodriguez, N. F., Cerros Tlatilpa, R., and Kinney, M. S. 2010. "Phylogenetics of Muhlenbergiinae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae, Cynodonteae) based on ITS and trnL-F DNA sequences." In Diversity, phylogeny, and evolution in the Monocotyledons. Seberg, O., Petersen, G., Barfod, A. S., and Davis, J. I., editors. 477–495. Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus University Press.
• Romaschenko, Konstantin, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., Garcia-Jacas, N., and Susanna, A. 2010. "Phylogenetics of Stipeae (Poaceae: Pooideae) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences." In Diversity, phylogeny, and evolution in the Monocotyledons. Seberg, O., Petersen, G., Barfod, A. S., and Davis, J. I., editors. 511–537. Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus University Press.
• Saarela, Jeffrey M., Liu, Qing, Peterson, Paul M., Soreng, Robert J., and Paszko, Beata. 2010. "Phylogenetics of the grass 'Aveneae-type plastid DNA clade' (Poaceae: Pooideae, Poeae) based on plastid and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence data." In Diversity, phylogeny, and evolution in the Monocotyledons. Seberg, O., Petersen, G., Barfod, A. S., and Davis, J. I., editors. 557–587. Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "10.12 Eragrostis Wolf." In Grasses of the Intermountain Region. Anderton, L. K. and Barkworth, Mary E., editors. 184–189, 416−420, 506. Logan, Utah: Intermountain Herbarium.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2009. "10.17 Muhlenbergia Schreb." In Grasses of the Intermountain Region. Anderton, L. K. and Barkworth, Mary E., editors. 196–210, 427−442, 507−509. Logan, Utah: Intermountain Herbarium.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 2009. "10.08 Blepharoneuron Nash." In Grasses of the Intermountain Region. Anderton, L. K. and Barkworth, Mary E., editors. 181, 413, 506. Logan, Utah: Intermountain Herbarium.
• Peterson, Paul M., Hatch, S. L., and Weakley, A. S. 2009. "10.14 Sporobolus R. Br." In Grasses of the Intermountain Region. Anderton, L. K. and Barkworth, Mary E., editors. 190–195, 421−425, 507. Logan, Utah: Intermountain Herbarium.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2007. "16.33 Muhlenbergia Schreb." In Manual of grasses for North America. Barkworth, Mary E., Anderton, L. K., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 219–451, 536. Logan: Intermountain Herbarium and Utah State University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2007. "16.23 Eragrostis Wolf." In Manual of grasses for North America. Barkworth, Mary E., Anderton, L. K., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 201–440, 532. Logan: Intermountain Herbarium and Utah State University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 2007. "16.16 Blepharoneuron Nash." In Manual of grasses for North America. Barkworth, Mary E., Anderton, L. K., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 197, 434, 532. Intermountain Herbarium and Utah State University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M., Hatch, S. L., and Weakley, A. S. 2007. "16.30 Sporobolus R. Br." In Manual of grasses for North America. Barkworth, Mary E., Anderton, L. K., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 212–444, 535. Intermountain Herbarium and Utah State University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Soreng, Robert J. 2007. "Systematics of California grasses (Poaceae)." In California grasslands: ecology and management. Stromberg, M. R., Corbin, J. D., and D'Antonio, C. M., editors. 7–20. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Chen, S. L. and Peterson, Paul M. 2006. "Eragrostis." In Flora of China: Poaceae, Volume 22. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, Peter H., and Hong, De-Yuan, editors. 471–479. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
• Chen, S. L., Wu, Z. L., Lu, S. L., Sun, B. X., Phillips, S. M., and Peterson, Paul M. 2006. "Tribe Eragrostideae." In Flora of China: Poaceae, Volume 22. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, Peter H., and Hong, De-Yuan, editors. 457–487.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2006. "Grasses." In Encyclopedia of Appalachia. Abramson, R. and Haskell, J., editors. 68.
• Wu, Z. L. and Peterson, Paul M. 2006. "Muhlenbergia." In Flora of China: Poaceae, Volume 22. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, Peter H., and Hong, De-Yuan, editors. 486–487. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2005. "Chapter 5.4 Grasses: family Poaceae." In Plant conservation: A natural history approach. Krupnick, Gary A. and Kress, W. John, editors. 104–108.
• Peterson, Paul M. and McCracken, C. L. 2005. "Chapter 9 Genetic consequences of reduced diversity: Heterozygosity loss, inbreeding depression, and effective population size." In Plant conservation: A natural history approach. Krupnick, Gary A. and Kress, W. John, editors. 194–205.
• Peterson, Paul M., Shetler, Stanwyn G., Abu-Asab, M. S., and Orli, Sylvia S. 2005. "Global climate change: The spring temperate flora." In Plant conservation: A natural history approach. Krupnick, Gary A. and Kress, W. John, editors. 185–193.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2003. "Eragrostis." In Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Flora of North America North of Mexico, volume 25. Barkworth, Mary E., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 65–105. Oxford University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2003. "Muhlenbergia." In Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae: (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Flora of North America North of Mexico, volume 25. Barkworth, Mary E., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 145–201. Oxford University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. and Annable, C. R. 2003. "Blepharoneuron." In Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Flora of North America North of Mexico, volume 25. Barkworth, Mary E., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 47–48, 50. Oxford University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M., Hatch, S. L., and Weakley, A. S. 2003. "Sporobolus." In Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Flora of North America North of Mexico, volume 25. Barkworth, Mary E., Capels, K. M., Long, S., and Piep, M. B., editors. 115–139. Oxford University Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2002. "Muhlenbergia." In The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern California. Baldwin, Bruce G., Boyd, S., Ertter, B. J., Patterson, R. W., Rosatti, T. J., and Wilken, D. H., editors. 586–588, 591. Berkely, CA: University of California Press.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2001. "Muhlenbergia." In Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Volume 7 Monocotyledons (Orchidaceae through Zosteraceae). Douglas, G. W., Meidinger, D., and Pojar, J., editors. 202–211. Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2001. "Eragrostis." In Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Volume 7 Monocotyledons (Orchidaceae through Zosteraceae). Douglas, G. W., Meidinger, D., and Pojar, J., editors. 144–149. Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2000. "Systematics of the Muhlenbergiinae (Chloridoideae: Eragrostideae)." In Grasses: Systematics and Evolution. Jacobs, W. L. and Everett, J., editors. 195–212.
• Planchuelo, A. M. and Peterson, Paul M. 2000. "The species of Bromus (Poaceae: Bromeae) in South America." In Grasses: Systematics and Evolution. Jacobs, S. W. L. and Everett, J., editors. 89–101.
• Teece, M. A., Tuross, Noreen C., Kress, W. John, Peterson, Paul M., Russell, G., and Fogel, Marilyn L. 2000. "Preservation of proteins in museum herbarium samples." In Perspectives in Amino Acid and Protein Geochemistry. Goodfriend, G. A., Collins, Martin J., Fogel, Marilyn L., Macko, S. A., and Wehmiller, J., editors. 83–87.
• Webster, R. D. and Peterson, Paul M. 1996. "Poaceae." In The Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Island. Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro, editor. 509–540.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1994. "Eragrostis and Muhlenbergia." In The Vascular Plants of British Columbia, Part 4 - Monocotyledons. Douglas, G. W., Straley, G. B., and Meidinger, D., editors. 114–115, 124. Ministry of Forests.
• Peterson, Paul M. 1993. "Muhlenbergia." In The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. Hickman, J. C., editor. 1272–1275, 1279. University of California Press.

Book

• Herrera Arrieta, Yolanda and Peterson, Paul M. 2018. Grasses of Chihuahua, Mexico. In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 107. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.1938-2812.107.
• Ibrahim, Kamal M., Dube, Shruti, Peterson, Paul M., and Hosni, Hasnaa A. 2018. Grasses of Mali. In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 108. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.1938-2812.108.
• Ibrahim, Kamal M., Hosni, Hasnaa A., and Peterson, Paul M. 2016. Grasses of Egypt. In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 103. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19382812.103.
• Ibrahim, Kamal M. and Peterson, Paul M. 2014. Grasses of Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 99. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.19382812.99.
• Herrera Arrieta, Y., Peterson, Paul M., and Granzow de la Cerda, I. 2004. Revision de Bouteloua Lag. (Poaceae). Comision Nacional Conocimiento y Uso Biodiversidad and Instituto Politecnico Nacional.
• Terrell, Edward E., Peterson, Paul M., and Wergin, W. P. 2001. Epidermal features and spikelet micromorphology in Oryza and related genera (Poaceae: Oryzeae). In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 91. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.91.
• Peterson, Paul M., Webster, R. D., and Valdes-Reyna, J. 1997. Genera of New World Eragrostideae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae). In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 87. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.87.
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., and Annable, C. R. 1995. Trinius Herbarium, Kamarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg, Guide to the microform collection. Inter Documentation Company BT-16, Norman Ross Publishing.
• Terrell, Edward E. and Peterson, Paul M. 1993. Caryopsis morphology and classification in the Triticeae (Pooideae: Poaceae). In Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 83. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.83.

Web Page / Electronic Publication

• Peterson, Paul M. 2014. Muhlenbergia Muhly. In: B.G. Baldwin, D.J. Keil, S. Markos, B.D. Mishler, R. Patterson, T.J. Rosatti, and D.H. Wilken (eds.). Jepson Flora Project: Jepson eFlora.
• Peterson, Paul M., Saarela, J. M., and Greene, C. W. 2014. Calamagrostis Reed Grass. In: B.G. Baldwin, D.J. Keil, S. Markos, B.D. Mishler, R. Patterson, T.J. Rosatti, and D.H. Wilken (eds.). Jepson Flora Project: Jepson eFlora.
• Saarela, J. M. and Peterson, Paul M. 2014. Bromus Brome, Chess. In: B.G. Baldwin, D.J. Keil, S. Markos, B.D. Mishler, R. Patterson, T.J. Rosatti, and D.H. Wilken (eds.). Jepson Flora Project: Jepson eFlora.
• Peterson, Paul M. 2012. Poaceae (Gramineae).
• Peterson, Paul M. 2003. Poaceae (Gramineae).
• Soreng, Robert J., Peterson, Paul M., and Annable, C. R. 1995. Catalogue of the C. B. Trinius Gramineae Herbarium.