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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 ↓

Baldwin's Nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Slenderfruit Nutrush
Scleria georgiana
Netted Nutrush 1
Scleria reticularis
Tall Nutgrass 1
Scleria triglomerata
Low Nutrush 1
Scleria verticillata
Toad Rush 2
Juncus bufonius
Leathery Rush 1
Juncus coriaceus
Forked Rush 3
Juncus dichotomus
Soft Rush 4
Juncus effusus solutus
Bog Rush 5
Juncus elliottii
Shore Rush 1
Juncus marginatus
Bighead Rush 3
Juncus megacephalus
Manyhead Rush 6
Juncus polycephalus
Lesser Creeping Rush 1
Juncus repens
Black Needle Rush 1
Juncus roemerianus
Needlepod Rush 3
Juncus scirpoides
Ticklegrass 7
Agrostis hyemalis
Ticklegrass 2
Agrostis scabra
Blue Maidencane 5
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Shortspike Bluestem 5
Andropogon brachystachyus
Florida Bluestem 5
Andropogon floridanus
Purple Bluestem 8
Andropogon glomeratus glaucopsis
Bushy Bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus 8
Andropogon glomeratus pumilus
Elliott's Bluestem 9
Andropogon gyrans gyrans
Hairy Bluestem 5
Andropogon longiberbis
Splitbeard Bluestem 1
Andropogon ternarius
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens 8
Chalky Bluestem 5
Andropogon virginicus glaucus
Broonsedge Bluestem 10
Andropogon virginicus
Purple Silkyscale 5
Anthaenantia rufa
Woollysheath Threeawn 1
Aristida lanosa
Slimspike Threeawn 11
Aristida longespica var. longespica
Tall Threeawn 5
Aristida patula
Hillsboro Threeawn 9
Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica
Aristida purpurascens var. virgata 9
Aristida virgata
Florida Threeawn 5
Aristida rhizomophora
Bottlebrush Threeawn 12
Aristida spiciformis
Wiregrass 12
Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana
Switchcane 2
Arundinaria gigantea
Giant Reed 13
Arundo donax
Common Oats 14
Avena fatua var. sativa
Common Carpetgrass 15
Axonopus fissifolius
Big Carpetgrass 8
Axonopus furcatus
Hedge Bamboo 16
Bambusa multiplex
Common Bamboo 17
Bambusa vulgaris
Pitted Beardgrass 18
Bothriochloa pertusa
Little Quakinggrass 19
Briza minor
Rescuegrass 20
Bromus catharticus
Southern Sandbur 21
Cenchrus echinatus
Coastal Sandbur 5
Cenchrus spinifex
Sanddune Sandbur 1
Cenchrus tribuloides
Slender Woodoats 6
Chasmanthium laxum var. laxum
Longleaf Chasmanthium 12
Chasmanthium laxum var. sessiliflorum
Shiny Woodoats 5
Chasmanthium nitidum
Florida False Beardgrass 5
Chrysopogon pauciflorus
Wrinkled Jointtailgrass 1
Coelorachis rugosa
Toothachegrass 12
Ctenium aromaticum
Florida Toothachegrass 5
Ctenium floridanum
Bermudagrass 22
Cynodon dactylon
Durban Crowfootgrass 16
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Needleleaf Witchgrass 3
Dichanthelium aciculare
Variable Witchgrass 23
Dichanthelium commutatum
Cypress Witchgrass 9
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Cypress Witchgrass 9
Dichanthelium ensifolium var. unciphyllum
Erectleaf Witchgrass 5
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Openflower Witchgrass 24
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Rough Witchgrass 8
Dichanthelium leucothrix
Eggleaf Witchgrass 3
Dichanthelium ovale
Hemlock Witchgrass 15
Dichanthelium portoricense
Roughhair Witchgrass 9
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
Southern Crabgrass 22
Digitaria ciliaris
Caribbean Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis var. dolichophylla
Slender Crabgrass 6
Digitaria filiformis var. filiformis
Pangolagrass 25
Digitaria eriantha
Texas Crabgrass 5
Digitaria texana
Saltgrass 26
Distichlis spicata
Jungle Rice 27
Echinochloa colona
Rough Barnyardgrass 5
Echinochloa muricata
Coast Cockspur 1
Echinochloa walteri
Indian Goosegrass 9
Eleusine indica
Thalia Lovegrass 28
Eragrostis atrovirens
Elliott's Lovegrass 9
Eragrostis elliottii
Red Lovegrass 9
Eragrostis secundiflora oxylepis
Purple Lovegrass 3
Eragrostis spectabilis
Coastal Lovegrass
Eragrostis virginica
Centipedegrass 29
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Saltmarsh Fingergrass 9
Eustachys glauca
Pinewoods Fingergrass 9
Eustachys petraea
Chapman's Skeletongrass 5
Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Cogongrass 30
Imperata cylindrica
Southern Cutgrass 9
Leersia hexandra
Whitegrass 7
Leersia virginica
Bearded Sprangletop 7
Leptochloa fusca fascicularis
Mexican Sprangletop 31
Leptochloa fusca uninervia
Italian Ryegrass 2
Lolium perenne
Southern Watergrass 9
Luziola fluitans
Twoflower Melicgrass 1
Melica mutica
Gulf Hairawn Muhly 8
Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes
Nimblewill Muhly 1
Muhlenbergia schreberi

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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