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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 ↓

Pampasgrass 1
Cortaderia selloana
Ticklegrass 2
Agrostis hyemalis
Ticklegrass 3
Agrostis scabra
Blue Maidencane 4
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum
Shortspike Bluestem 4
Andropogon brachystachyus
Florida Bluestem 4
Andropogon floridanus
Purple Bluestem 5
Andropogon glomeratus glaucopsis
Bushy Bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus 5
Andropogon glomeratus pumilus
Elliott's Bluestem 6
Andropogon gyrans gyrans
Hairy Bluestem 4
Andropogon longiberbis
Splitbeard Bluestem 7
Andropogon ternarius
Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens 5
Chalky Bluestem 4
Andropogon virginicus glaucus
Broonsedge Bluestem 8
Andropogon virginicus
Purple Silkyscale 4
Anthaenantia rufa
Woollysheath Threeawn 7
Aristida lanosa
Slimspike Threeawn 9
Aristida longespica var. longespica
Tall Threeawn 4
Aristida patula
Hillsboro Threeawn 6
Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica
Aristida purpurascens var. virgata 6
Aristida virgata
Florida Threeawn 4
Aristida rhizomophora
Bottlebrush Threeawn 10
Aristida spiciformis
Wiregrass 10
Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana
Switchcane 3
Arundinaria gigantea
Giant Reed 11
Arundo donax
Common Carpetgrass 12
Axonopus fissifolius
Big Carpetgrass 5
Axonopus furcatus
Hedge Bamboo 13
Bambusa multiplex
Common Bamboo 14
Bambusa vulgaris
Pitted Beardgrass 15
Bothriochloa pertusa
Little Quakinggrass 16
Briza minor
Rescuegrass 17
Bromus catharticus
Southern Sandbur 18
Cenchrus echinatus
Coastal Sandbur 4
Cenchrus spinifex
Sanddune Sandbur 7
Cenchrus tribuloides
Shiny Woodoats 4
Chasmanthium nitidum
Florida False Beardgrass 4
Chrysopogon pauciflorus
Wrinkled Jointtailgrass 7
Coelorachis rugosa
Toothachegrass 10
Ctenium aromaticum
Florida Toothachegrass 4
Ctenium floridanum
Bermudagrass 19
Cynodon dactylon
Durban Crowfootgrass 13
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Needleleaf Witchgrass 20
Dichanthelium aciculare
Variable Witchgrass 21
Dichanthelium commutatum
Cypress Witchgrass 6
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Erectleaf Witchgrass 4
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Openflower Witchgrass 22
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Rough Witchgrass 5
Dichanthelium leucothrix
Eggleaf Witchgrass 20
Dichanthelium ovale
Hemlock Witchgrass 12
Dichanthelium portoricense
Roughhair Witchgrass 6
Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens
Southern Crabgrass 19
Digitaria ciliaris
Caribbean Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis var. dolichophylla
Pangolagrass 23
Digitaria eriantha
Texas Crabgrass 4
Digitaria texana
Saltgrass 24
Distichlis spicata
Jungle Rice 25
Echinochloa colona
Rough Barnyardgrass 4
Echinochloa muricata
Coast Cockspur 7
Echinochloa walteri
Indian Goosegrass 6
Eleusine indica
Thalia Lovegrass 26
Eragrostis atrovirens
Elliott's Lovegrass 6
Eragrostis elliottii
Red Lovegrass 6
Eragrostis secundiflora oxylepis
Purple Lovegrass 20
Eragrostis spectabilis
Coastal Lovegrass
Eragrostis virginica
Centipedegrass 27
Eremochloa ophiuroides
Saltmarsh Fingergrass 6
Eustachys glauca
Pinewoods Fingergrass 6
Eustachys petraea
Chapman's Skeletongrass 4
Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Cogongrass 28
Imperata cylindrica
Southern Cutgrass 6
Leersia hexandra
Whitegrass 2
Leersia virginica
Bearded Sprangletop 2
Leptochloa fusca fascicularis
Mexican Sprangletop 29
Leptochloa fusca uninervia
Italian Ryegrass 3
Lolium perenne
Southern Watergrass 6
Luziola fluitans
Twoflower Melicgrass 7
Melica mutica
Gulf Hairawn Muhly 5
Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes
Nimblewill Muhly 7
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Basketgrass 6
Oplismenus hirtellus
Bitter Panicgrass 6
Panicum amarum
Beaked Panicum 7
Panicum anceps
Fall Panicgrass 30
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. bartowense
Maidencane 31
Panicum hemitomon
Guineagras 32
Panicum maximum
Torpedograss 13
Panicum repens
Redtop Panicum 33
Panicum rigidulum
Bluejoint Panicum 34
Panicum tenerum
Warty Panicgrass 7
Panicum verrucosum
Switchgrass 20
Panicum virgatum
Bull Crowngrass 12
Paspalum boscianum
Florida Paspalum 20
Paspalum floridanum
Field Paspalum 12
Paspalum laeve
Bahiagrass 30
Paspalum notatum var. saurae
Brownseed Paspalum 35
Paspalum plicatulum
Thin Paspalum 13
Paspalum setaceum
Vaseygrass 36
Paspalum urvillei
Pearl Millet 37
Pennisetum glaucum
Timothy Canarygrass 4
Phalaris angusta

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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