Grasses

Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Appomattox Court House NHP

Common name

Scientific name

Notes

Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae: Sedges

Stellate sedge

Carex albicans var australis

 

Foxtail sedge

Carex alopecoidea

 

Eastern narrowleaf sedge

Carex amphibola

 

Eastern woodland sedge

Carex blanda

 

Carolina sedge

Carex caroliniana

 

Oval-leaf sedge

Carex cephalophora

 

Fringed sedge

Carex crinita

 

Slender woodland sedge

Carex digitalis

 

Fescue sedge

Carex festucacea

 

Frank's sedge

Carex frankii

 

Southern waxy sedge

Carex glaucescens

 

Blue sedge

Carex glaucodea

 

Graceful sedge

Carex gracillima

 

Fuzzy wuzzy sedge

Carex hirsutella

 

Smoothsheath sedge

Carex laevivaginata

 

Spreading sedge

Carex laxiculmis

 

Broad looseflower sedge

Carex laxiflora

 

Shallow sedge

Carex lurida

 

Greater straw sedge

Carex normalis

 

Pennsylvania sedge

Carex pensylvanica

 

Eastern star sedge

Carex radiata

 

Rosy sedge

Carex rosea

 

Broom sedge

Carex scoparia

 

Squarrose sedge

Carex squarrosa

 

Lined sedge

Carex striatula

 

Bent sedge

Carex styloflexa

 

Swan's sedge

Carex swanii

 

Hairyfruit sedge

Carex trichocarpa

 

Cattail sedge

Carex typhina

 

Manyflower flatsedge

Cyperus lancastriensis

 

Globe flatsedge

Cyperus echinatus

 

Marsh flatsedge

Cyperus pseudovegetus

 

Rough flatsedge

Cyperus retrofractus

 

Blunt spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

 

Slender spikerush

Eleocharis tenuis

 

Weakstalk bulrush

Schoenoplectus purshianus

 

Softstem bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

 

Green bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

 

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

 

Canadian whipgrass

Scleria pauciflora

 

Order Poales, Family Juncaceae: Rushes

Forked rush

Juncus dichotomus

 

Common rush

Juncus effusus

 

Poverty rush

Juncus tenuis

 

Hedgehog bulrush

Luzula echinata

 

Order Poales, Family Poaceae: Grasses

Upland bentgrass

Agrostis perennans

 

Broomsedge bluestem

Andropogon virginicus

 

Sweet vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Non-native

Churchmouse threeawn

Aristida dichotoma

 

Hairy jointgrass

Arthraxon hispidus

Non-native, moderately invasive

Common oat

Avena sativa

Non-native

Bearded shorthusk

Brachyelytrum erectum

 

Field brome

Bromus arvensis

Non-native

Smooth brome

Bromus inermis

Non-native

Hairy woodland brome

Bromus pubescens

 

Sweet woodreed

Cinna arundinacea

 

Orchardgrass

Dactylis glomerata

Non-native, occassionly invasive

Poverty oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

 

Bosc's panicgrass

Dichanthelium boscii

 

Deertongue

Dichanthelium clandestinum

 

Variable panicgrass

Dichanthelium commutatum

 

Cypress panicgrass

Dichanthelium dichotomum

 

Broadleaf rosette grass

Dichanthelium latifolium

 

Velvet panicum

Dichanthelium scoparium

 

Eastern bottlebrush grass

Elymus hystrix

 

Riverbank wildrye

Elymus riparius

 

Virginia wildrye

Elymus virginicus

 

Purple lovegrass

Eragrostis spectabilis

 

Red fecue

Festuca rubra

 

Nodding fescue

Festuca subverticillata

 

Fowl mannagrass

Glyceria striata

 

Eastern bottlebrush grass

Hystrix patula

 

Whitegrass

Leersia virginica

 

Tall fescue

Lolium arundinaceum

Non-native, moderately invasive

Meadow ryegrass

Lolium pratense

Invasive non-native

Japanese stiltgrass

Microstegium vimineum

Non-native, highly invasive

Beaked panicgrass

Panicum anceps

 

Redtop panicgrass

Panicum rigidulum

 

Florida paspalum

Paspalum floridanum

 

Field paspalum

Paspalum laeve

 

Timothy

Phleum pratense

Non-native, moderately invasive

Autumn bluegrass

Poa autumnalis

 

Canada bluegrass

Poa compressa

Non-native, moderately invasive

Early bluegrass

Poa cuspidata

 

Kentucky bluegrass

Poa pratensis

 

Meadow fescue

Schedonorus pratensis

Non-native

Japanese bristlegrass

Setaria faberi

Non-native, moderately invasive

Yellow foxtail

Setaria pumila

 

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

 

Johnsongrass

Sorghum halpense

Non-native, highly invasive

Purpletop tridens

Tridens flavus

 

Eastern gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

 

Order Poales, Family Typhaceae (Sparganiaceae): Bur-reeds

American bur-reed

Sparganium americanum

 


 

Did You Know?

Drawing by Frank Vizetelly appeared in the

Sam Sweeney of Appomattox County, Virginia was the "Minstrel Man" for General J.E.B Stuart, and grew up on the grounds of what is now, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.