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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 ↓

Blue Maidencane 1
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Shortspike Bluestem 1
Andropogon brachystachyus
Florida Bluestem 1
Andropogon floridanus
Purple Bluestem 2
Andropogon glomeratus glaucopsis
Bushy Bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus 2
Andropogon glomeratus pumilus
Elliott's Bluestem 3
Andropogon gyrans gyrans
Hairy Bluestem 1
Andropogon longiberbis
Splitbeard Bluestem 4
Andropogon ternarius
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens 2
Chalky Bluestem 1
Andropogon virginicus glaucus
Broonsedge Bluestem 5
Andropogon virginicus
Purple Silkyscale 1
Anthaenantia rufa
Common Carpetgrass 6
Axonopus fissifolius
Big Carpetgrass 2
Axonopus furcatus
Pitted Beardgrass 7
Bothriochloa pertusa
Southern Sandbur 8
Cenchrus echinatus
Coastal Sandbur 1
Cenchrus spinifex
Sanddune Sandbur 4
Cenchrus tribuloides
Shiny Woodoats 1
Chasmanthium nitidum
Florida False Beardgrass 1
Chrysopogon pauciflorus
Wrinkled Jointtailgrass 4
Coelorachis rugosa
Needleleaf Witchgrass 9
Dichanthelium aciculare
Variable Witchgrass 10
Dichanthelium commutatum
Cypress Witchgrass 3
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Erectleaf Witchgrass 1
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Openflower Witchgrass 11
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Rough Witchgrass 2
Dichanthelium leucothrix
Eggleaf Witchgrass 9
Dichanthelium ovale
Hemlock Witchgrass 6
Dichanthelium portoricense
Roughhair Witchgrass 3
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
Southern Crabgrass 12
Digitaria ciliaris
Caribbean Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis var. dolichophylla
Pangolagrass 13
Digitaria eriantha
Texas Crabgrass 1
Digitaria texana
Jungle Rice 14
Echinochloa colona
Rough Barnyardgrass 1
Echinochloa muricata
Coast Cockspur 4
Echinochloa walteri
Centipedegrass 15
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Cogongrass 16
Imperata cylindrica
Basketgrass 3
Oplismenus hirtellus
Bitter Panicgrass 3
Panicum amarum
Beaked Panicum 4
Panicum anceps
Fall Panicgrass 17
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. bartowense
Maidencane 18
Panicum hemitomon
Guineagras 19
Panicum maximum
Torpedograss 20
Panicum repens
Redtop Panicum 21
Panicum rigidulum
Bluejoint Panicum 22
Panicum tenerum
Warty Panicgrass 4
Panicum verrucosum
Switchgrass 9
Panicum virgatum
Bull Crowngrass 6
Paspalum boscianum
Florida Paspalum 9
Paspalum floridanum
Field Paspalum 6
Paspalum laeve
Bahiagrass 17
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
Brownseed Paspalum 23
Paspalum plicatulum
Thin Paspalum 20
Paspalum setaceum
Vaseygrass 24
Paspalum urvillei
Pearl Millet 25
Pennisetum glaucum
Rose Natalgrass 14
Melinis repens
Itchgrass 13
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
Narrow Plumegrass 3
Saccharum baldwinii
Sugarcane Plumegrass 6
Saccharum giganteum
Indian Cupscale 20
Sacciolepis indica
American Cupscale 4
Sacciolepis striata
Little Bluestem 3
Schizachyrium scoparium scoparium
Coastal Bristlegrass 3
Setaria corrugata
Giant Bristlegrass 22
Setaria magna
Knotroot Foxtail 26
Setaria parviflora
Slender Indiangrass 4
Sorghastrum elliottii
Lopsided Indiangrass 3
Sorghastrum secundum
St. Augustinegrass 20
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Eastern Gamagrass 27
Tripsacum dactyloides
Broadleaf Signalgrass 28
Urochloa platyphylla
Browntop Millet 29
Urochloa ramosa
Michaux's Cupgrass 1
Eriochloa michauxii
Bushy Bluestem 30
Andropogon glomeratus

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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