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
drooping woodreed 9
Cinna latifolia
Bering Hairgrass
Deschampsia beringensis
tufted hair grass 3
Deschampsia cespitosa
slender hair grass 3
Deschampsia elongata
American dune grass 10
Leymus mollis
sea lyme grass 11
Leymus mollis mollis
blue wild rye 3
Elymus glaucus
Boreal Wild Rye 12
Elymus hirsutus
Shortleaf Fescue 1
Festuca brachyphylla
red fescue 1
Festuca rubra
boreal manna grass 14
Glyceria borealis
weak manna grass 15
Torreyochloa pallida pauciflora
northern sweetgrass 16
Anthoxanthum hirtum
Meadow barley 17
Hordeum brachyantherum
squirreltail 18
Hordeum jubatum
reed canary grass 3
Phalaris arundinacea
Alpine Timothy 19
Phleum alpinum
Arctic Bluegrass 1
Poa arctica
Smooth Meadow-grass 3
Poa pratensis
Common Saltmarsh-grass 23
Puccinellia maritima
alaska alkali grass 14
Puccinellia nutkaensis
dwarf alkali grass
Puccinellia pumila
Tall Trisetum 24
Trisetum cernuum
spike trisetum 3
Trisetum spicatum
Mountain Hairgrass 3
Vahlodea atropurpurea

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