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Grasses, Sedges & Allies
Grasses, Sedges & Allies
Cyperaceae
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
Eriocaulaceae
pipewort family
Eriocaulon
pipewort
E. aquaticum
seven-angle pipewort
Juncaceae
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
Poaceae
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
indiangrass
S. nutans
yellow indiangrass
Torreyochloa
false manna grass
T. pallida
pale false manna grass
Tripsacum
gammagrass
T. dactyloides
eastern gammagrass
Typhaceae
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