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Grasses and Sedges of the Yakutat Ranger District, Tongass National Forest

A guide of known grass and sedge species in the Yakutat, Alaska area of the Tongass National Forest.

Northern Bentgrass 1
Agrostis aequivalvis
Pacific bentgrass 2
Agrostis exarata
ticklegrass 3
Agrostis scabra
Northern Reedgrass 4
Calamagrostis inexpansa
canadian bluejoint 5
Calamagrostis canadensis
Fringed Brome 6
Bromus ciliatus
Pacific Small-reedgrass 7
Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 8
Calamagrostis stricta
Bigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii
mertens' sedge 9
Carex mertensii
Yellow-flowered Sedge 10
Carex anthoxanthea
water sedge 1
Carex aquatilis
Black Alpine-sedge 11
Carex atrata
hoary sedge 12
Carex canescens
hair-like sedge 13
Carex capillaris
lesser tussock sedge 14
Carex diandra
two-seeded sedge 15
Carex disperma
Dioecious Sedge 16
Carex dioica
yellow-green sedge 17
Carex flava
goosegrass sedge 18
Carex eleusinoides
Gmelin's Sedge 19
Carex gmelinii
Hare's-foot Sedge 20
Carex lachenalii
inland sedge 21
Carex interior
bristle-stalked sedge 22
Carex leptalea
mud sedge 13
Carex limosa
livid sedge 10
Carex livida
Falkland Island Sedge 23
Carex macloviana
Lyngbye's sedge 20
Carex lyngbyei
big-head sedge 20
Carex macrocephala
Alaska Large Awn Sedge 24
Carex macrochaeta
Curved Sedge 20
Carex maritima
bristle sedge 15
Carex microglochin
Prickly Sedge 12
Carex muricata
Pill Sedge 14
Carex pilulifera
starry broomsedge 25
Carex pachystachya
few-flowered sedge 26
Carex pauciflora
Several-flowered Sedge 10
Carex pluriflora
coastal star sedge
Carex echinata phyllomanica
Presl's sedge
Carex preslii
Pyrenean Sedge 27
Carex pyrenaica
beaked sedge 14
Carex rostrata
russet sedge 28
Carex saxatilis
Sitka sedge 1
Carex aquatilis dives
Carex stenophylla 29
Long-styled Sedge 30
Carex stylosa
drooping woodreed 31
Cinna latifolia
Bering Hairgrass
Deschampsia beringensis
tufted hair grass 3
Deschampsia cespitosa
slender hair grass 3
Deschampsia elongata
Kamchatka Spikerush 19
Eleocharis kamtschatica
Slender Spikerush 32
Eleocharis nitida
Common Spike-rush 33
Eleocharis palustris
Few-flower Spikerush 34
Eleocharis quinqueflora
American dune grass 35
Leymus mollis
sea lyme grass 36
Leymus mollis mollis
blue wild rye 3
Elymus glaucus
Boreal Wild Rye 24
Elymus hirsutus
Elymus trachycaulus subsecundus 37
Common Cotton-grass 38
Eriophorum angustifolium
Russet Cotton-grass 32
Eriophorum chamissonis
Shortleaf Fescue 1
Festuca brachyphylla
red fescue 1
Festuca rubra
boreal manna grass 10
Glyceria borealis
weak manna grass 39
Torreyochloa pallida pauciflora
northern sweetgrass 40
Anthoxanthum hirtum
Meadow barley 41
Hordeum brachyantherum
squirreltail 42
Hordeum jubatum
Northern Green Rush
Juncus alpinoarticulatus
Haenke's Rush 19
Juncus haenkei
Toad rush 40
Juncus bufonius
Chestnut Rush 10
Juncus castaneus
Sickleleaf Rush 43
Juncus falcatus
Thread Rush 1
Juncus filiformis
Three-flower Rush 10
Juncus triglumis
heath wood-rush 44
Luzula multiflora
Small-flower Woodrush 10
Luzula parviflora
Hairy Woodrush 19
Luzula rufescens
Spiked Woodrush 1
Luzula spicata
reed canary grass 3
Phalaris arundinacea
Alpine Timothy 34
Phleum alpinum
Alpine Meadow-grass 45
Poa alpina
Arctic Bluegrass 1
Poa arctica
Large-flower Bluegrass 15
Poa eminens
glaucous meadow-grass 46
Poa glauca
Loose-flower Bluegrass
Poa laxiflora
Swamp Meadow-grass 3
Poa palustris
Smooth Meadow-grass 3
Poa pratensis
Common Saltmarsh-grass 47
Puccinellia maritima
alaska alkali grass 10
Puccinellia nutkaensis
dwarf alkali grass
Puccinellia pumila
Panicled Bulrush 3
Scirpus microcarpus
Tufted Bulrush 48
Trichophorum cespitosum
Tall Trisetum 49
Trisetum cernuum
spike trisetum 3
Trisetum spicatum
Mountain Hairgrass 3
Vahlodea atropurpurea

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