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Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

This is a developing species list of grasses, sedges, and rushes found in Floracliff Nature Sanctuary. (Fayette County, Kentucky)

Pennsylvania sedge 1
Carex pensylvanica
fringed sedge 2
Carex crinita
ebony sedge
Carex eburnea
Carey's sedge
Carex careyana
slender woodland sedge
Carex digitalis
broad-leaved sedge 3
Carex platyphylla
richwoods sedge
Carex oligocarpa
white bear sedge 4
Carex albursina
Eastern woodland sedge
Carex blanda
loose-flowered sedge
Carex laxiflora
Gray's sedge 5
Carex grayi
hirsute sedge
Carex hirsutella
Swan's sedge 6
Carex swanii
Carex frankii
fescue sedge
Carex festucacea
greater straw sedge
Carex normalis
fox sedge 3
Carex vulpinoidea
oval-headed sedge 7
Carex cephalophora
rosy sedge
Carex rosea
bur reed sedge 8
Carex sparganioides
Carex jamesii 9
smooth crab grass 10
Digitaria ischaemum
hairy crabgrass 11
Digitaria sanguinalis
barnyardgrass 12
Echinochloa crus-galli
nodding foxtail 13
Setaria faberi
Foxtail Bristle-grass
Setaria italica
cattail grass 14
Setaria pumila
green bristle grass 15
Setaria viridis
hairy rosette-panicgrass 1
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Bosc's Witchgrass
Dichanthelium boscii
deertongue 16
Dichanthelium clandestinum
variable panicgrass
Dichanthelium commutatum
Broad-leaved panic grass
Dichanthelium latifolium
open-flower witchgrass
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
witch grass 17
Panicum capillare
Smooth Witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
wiry panicgrass 9
Panicum flexile
Philadelphia panic grass
Panicum philadelphicum
little bluestem 18
Schizachyrium scoparium
big bluestem 19
Andropogon gerardii
broomsedge bluestem 20
Andropogon virginicus
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
Indiangrass 19
Sorghastrum nutans
Johnson grass 21
Sorghum halepense
inland sea oats 22
Chasmanthium latifolium
four-rowed bead grass 23
Paspalum pubiflorum
ridged manna grass 24
Glyceria striata
long-awned wood grass
Brachyelytrum erectum
Diarrhena americana
Agrostis hyemalis
orchard grass 19
Dactylis glomerata
perennial ryegrass 19
Lolium perenne
Tall Fescue 19
Festuca arundinacea
meadow fescue 25
Festuca pratensis
nodding fescue 1
Festuca subverticillata
autumn bluegrass
Poa autumnalis
Kentucky Bluegrass 19
Poa pratensis
wood bluegrass
Poa sylvestris
cultivated timothy 19
Phleum pratense
common wood reed 8
Cinna arundinacea
smooth brome 26
Bromus inermis
hairy woodland brome
Bromus pubescens
hairy chess 12
Bromus commutatus
smooth brome
Bromus racemosus
bottlebrush grass 27
Elymus hystrix
riverbank wildrye
Elymus riparius
hairy wildrye
Elymus villosus
Virginia wildrye 28
Elymus virginicus
crested wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
poverty oatgrass 1
Danthonia spicata
poverty dropseed 29
Sporobolus vaginiflorus
Goose Grass 12
Eleusine indica
wirestem muhly 30
Muhlenbergia frondosa
nimblewell
Muhlenbergia schreberi
purpletop tridens 31
Tridens flavus
Soft rush 32
Juncus effusus
Slender Rush 19
Juncus tenuis

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