Grasses, Rushes, Sedges and Cattails
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Introduction
The Graminoids are flowering plants with herbaceous stems and long, thin grass-like leaves. There are four families: the grasses, rushes, sedges and cattails
Grasses – Family Poaceae.
The grasses
Rushes – Family Juncaceae.
The rushes
Sedges – Family Cyperaceae.
The sedges
Cattails – Family Typhaceae.
The cattails
Species List
| A | Common Name | Scientific Name | Button |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRASSES | Family POACEAE | ||
| Colonial Bentgrass | Agrostis capillaris | ||
| Water Foxtail | Alopecurus geniculatus | ||
| Sweet Vernalgrass | Anthoxanthum odoratum | ||
| Hedgehog Dogtail | Cynosurus echinatus | ||
| Large Barnyard Grass | Echinochloa crus-galli | ||
| Common Velvet Grass | Holcus lanatus | ||
| Perennial Ryegrass | Lolium perenne | ||
| Reed Canary Grass | Phalaris arundinacea | ||
| Yellow Foxtail | Setaria lutescens | ||
| RUSHES | Family JUNCACEAE | ||
| Jointed Rush | Juncus articulatus | ||
| Bolander'S Rush | Juncus bolanderi | ||
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | ||
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | ||
| Slender Rush | Juncus tenuis | ||
| SEDGES | Family CYPERACEAE | ||
| Northern Clustered Sedge | Carex arcta | ||
| Slender-Beaked Sedge | Carex athrostachya | ||
| Cusick'S Sedge | Carex cusickii | ||
| Dewey's Sedge | Carex deweyana | ||
| Kellogg`s Sedge | Carex kelloggii | ||
| Slough Sedge | Carex obnupta | ||
| Green Sedge | Carex viridula | ||
| Creeping Spike Rush | Eleocharis palustris | ||
| Saltmarsh Bulrush | Scirpus maritimus | ||
| Soft Stemmed Bulrush | Scirpus validus | ||
| CATTAILS | Family TYPHACEAE | ||
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | ||
| Hybrid Cattail | Typha x glauca | ||
| Narrowleaf Cattail | Typha angustifolia | ||
Biology
References
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