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MatBio: GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES - Matanzas Biodiversity

Welcome to our series of field guides - part of the MatBio Initiative at the Whitney Laboratory of Marine Bioscience! Our guides document the plant and animal species living in the Matanzas Basin, a coastal ecosystem stretching from St. Augustine to Palm Coast in NE Florida. They are works in ...more ↓

Watergrass 1
Bulbostylis barbata
Capillary Hairsedge
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia
Sandyfield Hairsedge
Bulbostylis stenophylla
Broadwing Sedge 2
Carex alata
Greenwhite Sedge 3
Carex albolutescens
Bromelike Sedge 2
Carex bromoides
Chapman's Sedge 4
Carex chapmanii
Longhair Sedge 5
Carex comosa
Sandywoods Sedge
Carex dasycarpa
Elliott's Sedge
Carex elliottii
Hammock Sedge 1
Carex fissa aristata
Gholson's Sedge
Carex gholsonii
Clustered Sedge 2
Carex glaucescens
Godfrey's Sedge 1
Carex godfreyi
Greater Bladder Sedge 6
Carex intumescens
Cypress Swamp Sedge 2
Carex joorii
Bristlystalked Sedge 7
Carex leptalea
Long's Sedge 8
Carex longii
False Hop Sedge 9
Carex lupuliformis
Blackedge Sedge
Carex nigromarginata var. floridana
Peninsula Sedge
Carex paeninsulae
Owlfruit Sedge 10
Carex stipata
Walter's Sedge 11
Carex striata
Warty Sedge
Carex verrucosa
Florida Hammock Sedge 1
Carex vexans
Sawgrass 12
Cladium mariscus jamaicense
Pampasgrass 13
Cortaderia selloana
Poorland Flatsedge 2
Cyperus compressus
Baldwin's Flatsedge 2
Cyperus croceus
Swamp Flatsedge 14
Cyperus distinctus
Yellow Nutgrass 15
Cyperus esculentus
Haspan Flatsedge 2
Cyperus haspan
Ricefield Flatsedge 2
Cyperus iria
Epiphytic Flatsedge 1
Cyperus lanceolatus
Fragrant Flatsedge 16
Cyperus odoratus
Manyspike Flatsedge 11
Cyperus polystachyos
Pinebarren Flatsedge 11
Cyperus retrorsus
Nutgrass 8
Cyperus rotundus
Strawcolored Flatsedge 17
Cyperus strigosus
Tropical Flatsedge 18
Cyperus surinamensis
Fourangle Flatsedge 1
Cyperus tetragonus
Green Flatsedge 1
Cyperus virens
Threeway Sedge 19
Dulichium arundinaceum
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Creeping Spikerush 1
Eleocharis fallax
Yellow Spikerush 11
Eleocharis flavescens
Canada Spikerush 1
Eleocharis geniculata
Smallfruit Spikerush 2
Eleocharis microcarpa
Sand Spikerush 1
Eleocharis montevidensis
Dwarf Spikerush 20
Eleocharis parvula
Conecup Spikerush 2
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
Slender Fimbry 2
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Carolina Fimbry 1
Fimbristylis caroliniana
Forked Fimbry 12
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Hairy Fimbry 2
Fimbristylis puberula
Ditch Fimbry 21
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Marsh Fimbry 11
Fimbristylis spadicea
Vahl's Fimbry 22
Fimbristylis vahlii
Saltmarsh Umbrellasedge 1
Fuirena breviseta
Dwarf Umbrellasedge 23
Fuirena pumila
Southern Umbrellasedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Shortleaf Spikesedge 24
Kyllinga brevifolia
Awned Halfchaff Sedge 2
Lipocarpha aristulata
American Halfchaff Sedge 2
Lipocarpha maculata
Baldwin's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora baldwinii
Anglestem Beaksedge 8
Rhynchospora caduca
Bunched Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora cephalantha
Chapman's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora chapmanii
Fringed Beaksedge
Rhynchospora ciliaris
Starrush Whitetop 25
Rhynchospora colorata
Shortbristle Horned Beaksedge 2
Rhynchospora corniculata
Spreading Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora divergens
Elliott's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora elliottii
Fascicled Beaksedge 23
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Fernald's Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Threadleaf Beaksedge
Rhynchospora filifolia
Globe Beaksedge 3
Rhynchospora globularis
Pinebarren Beaksedge
Rhynchospora intermedia
Narrowfruit Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora inundata
Giant Whitetop 26
Rhynchospora latifolia
Sandyfield Beaksedge
Rhynchospora megalocarpa
Southern Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcarpa
Bunched Beaksedge 2
Rhynchospora microcephala
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Mingled Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora mixta
Shortbeak Beaksedge 11
Rhynchospora nitens
Fragrant Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora odorata
Pineland Beaksedge 23
Rhynchospora perplexa
Plumed Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora plumosa
Dotted Beaksedge
Rhynchospora punctata
Fairy Beaksedge 1
Rhynchospora pusilla
Fewflower Beaksedge
Rhynchospora rariflora
Thorne's Sedge
Rhynchospora thornei
Wright's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora wrightiana
American Bulrush 27
Schoenoplectus americanus
Woolgrass 2
Scirpus cyperinus
Threesquare Bulrush 27
Schoenoplectus pungens
Saltmarsh Bulrush 11
Schoenoplectus robustus
Softstem Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanii

Edited by matbio, and Jose Nunez

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