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