Grasses, Sedges, Rushes - Common Names

A note about Common Names
Common names of plants vary widely from region to region, from person to person, and from book to book. CLICK HERE for a list of ALL Common Names for all species on this site.

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B

• Beach Grass, American (Ammophila breviligulata)
• Bluestem, Big (Andropogon gerardii)
• Bluestem, Little (Schizachyrium scoparium)
• Brome, Kalm's (Bromus kalmii)
• Brome, Smooth (Bromus commutatus)

C

• Cord Grass, Tall (Spartina pectinata)

D

• Dropseed, Sand (Sporobolus cryptandrus)

G

• Gramma, Side Oats (Bouteloua curtipendula)
• Grass, Bottle-brush (Elymus hystrix)
• Grass, Large Crab (Digitaria sanguinalis)

I

• Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)

J

• Junegrass, Prairie (Koeleria macrantha)

O

• Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata)

P

• Panic Grass, Leiberg's (Dichanthelium leibergii)
• Panic Grass, Wood (Panicum philadelphicum)
• Phragmites (Phragmites australis)

R

• Rice Cut Grass (Leersia oryzoides)
• Rice Grass, Black-fruited (Piptatherum racemosum)
• Rush, Baltic (Juncus balticus)
• Rush, Hairy Wood (Luzula pilosa)
• Rye, Wild (Elymus trachycaulus)

S

• Sedge, Bladder (Carex intumescens)
• Sedge, Golden (Carex aurea)
• Sedge, Hairy Wood (Carex hirtifolia)
• Sedge, Hoary (Carex canescens)
• Sedge, Lake (Carex lacustris)
• Sedge, Long-stalked (Carex pedunculata)
• Sedge, Plains Oval (Carex brevior)
• Sedge, Plantain-leaved (Carex plantaginea)
• Sedge, Rosy (Carex rosea)
• Sedge, Schweinitz's Umbrella (Cyperus schweinitzii)
• Sedge, Three-way (Dulichium arundinaceum)
• Sedge, Tuckerman's (Carex tuckermanii)
• Sedge, Umbrella (Cyperus bipartitus)
• Sedge, White Bear (Carex albursina)
• Sweetgrass (Savastana odorata)

T

• Timothy (Phleum pratense)

W

• Wheat Grass, Great Lakes (Elymus lanceolatus)
• Wild Rye, Canada (Elymus canadensis)

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