Grasses, Sedges & Allies

Grasses, Sedges & Allies

sedge family

Bulbostylis

hair-sedge

B. capillaris

sandrush

Carex

sedge

C. annectens

yellowfruit sedge

C. argyrantha

hay sedge

C. atlantica

prickly bog sedge

C. baileyi

Bailey's sedge

C. blanda

common wood sedge

C. canescens

silvery sedge

C. cephalophora

capitate sedge

C. communis

fibrous-root sedge

C. crinita

fringed sedge

C. disjuncta

silvery sedge

C. echinata

star sedge

C. folliculata

northern long sedge

C. gracillima

graceful sedge

C. grayi

Gray's sedge

C. gynandra

nodding sedge

C. hirsutella

hirsute sedge

C. intumescens

greater bladder sedge

C. laxiflora

loose-flowered sedge

C. lupulina

hop sedge

C. lurida

sallow sedge

C. normalis

greater straw sedge

C. novae-angliae

New England sedge

C. pensylvanica

Pennsylvania sedge

C. plantaginea

plantain sedge

C. prasina

drooping sedge

C. projecta

necklace sedge

C. radiata

eastern star sedge

C. rosea

rosy sedge

C. scoparia

broom sedge

C. stipata

stalk-grain sedge

C. stricta

tussock sedge

C. swanii

Swan's sedge

C. trichocarpa

hairy-fruited sedge

C. trisperma

three-seeded sedge

C. utriculata

northwest territory sedge

C. vulpinoidea

fox sedge

Cyperus

flatsedge

C. strigosus

straw-colored flatsedge

Dulichium

threeway sedge

D. arundinaceum

threeway sedge

Eleocharis

spikerush

E. acicularis

needle spikerush

E. obtusa

blunt spikerush

E. palustris

creeping spikerush

Eriophorum

cottonsedge

E. vaginatum

tussock cottonsedge

E. virginicum

tawny cottonsedge

Rhynchospora

beakrush

R. alba

white beakrush

R. capitellata

brownish beakrush

Schoenoplectiella

bulrush

S. purshiana

weakstem bulrush

Schoenoplectus

bulrush

S. pungens

three-square bulrush

S. tabernaemontani

softstem bulrush

Scirpus

bulrush

S. atrovirens

dark-green bulrush

S. cyperinus

woolgrass

pipewort family

Eriocaulon

pipewort

E. aquaticum

seven-angle pipewort

rush family

Juncus

rush

J. acuminatus

sharp-fruit rush

J. articulatus

jointed rush

J. brevicaudatus

narrow-panicled rush

J. canadensis

Canada rush

J. effusus

common soft rush

J. marginatus

grassleaf rush

J. pylaei

Pylaei's soft rush

J. tenuis

path rush

Luzula

woodrush

L. acuminata

hairy woodrush

L. multiflora

field woodrush

grass family

Andropogon

bluestem

A. gerardii

big bluestem

Anthoxanthum

sweetgrass

A. odoratum

large sweetgrass

Briza

quaking grass

B. maxima

big quaking grass

Bromus

brome

B. commutatus

meadow brome

Calamagrostis

reed grass

C. canadensis

Canada reed grass

Chasmanthium

woodoats

C. latifolium

Indian woodoats

Dactylis

orchard grass

D. glomerata

orchard grass

Dichanthelium

rosette panicgrass

D. acuminatum

hairy panicgrass

D. clandestinum

deertongue

Echinochloa

barnyard grass

E. crus-galli

common barnyard grass

E. muricata

American barnyard grass

Elymus

wild-rye

E. hystrix

eastern bottlebrush

E. repens

creeping wild-rye

Glyceria

manna grass

G. canadensis

rattlesnake manna grass

Holcus

velvet grass

H. lanatus

common velvet grass

Leersia

cutgrass

L. oryzoides

rice cutgrass

Microstegium

stiltgrass

M. vimineum

Japanese stiltgrass

Muhlenbergia

muhly

M. tenuiflora

slender muhly grass

Phleum

Timothy

P. pratense

common Timothy grass

Phragmites

reed

P. australis

common reed

Poa

bluegrass

P. alsodes

grove bluegrass

P. bulbosa

bulbous bluegrass

Schizachyrium

bluestem

S. scoparium

little bluestem

Setaria

foxtail

S. faberi

nodding foxtail

S. pumila

yellow foxtail

Sorghastrum

Indian grass

S. nutans

Indian grass

Torreyochloa

false manna grass

T. pallida

pale false manna grass

Tripsacum

gammagrass

T. dactyloides

eastern gammagrass

cattail family

Sparganium

bur-reed

S. americanum

American bur-reed

S. emersum

simplestem bur-reed

S. eurycarpum

great bur-reed

Typha

cattail

T. latifolia

common cattail

Grasses, Sedges & Allies