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Plants of Jackson Lake State Park

Commonly referred to as an “oasis on the prairie,” Jackson Lake State Park consists of 440 acres of land and 2,700 acres of water, making it one of the largest reservoirs in the state. The reservoir is in Morgan County, bordering Morgan County Road 3, in the Great Plains region of northeastern ...more ↓

Cosmopolitan Bulrush 1
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus
Emory's Sedge 2
Carex emoryi
Nebraska Sedge 3
Carex nebrascensis
Redroot Flatsedge 4
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Common Spike-rush 5
Eleocharis palustris
Common Club-Rush 6
Scirpus lacustris
Panicled Bulrush 3
Scirpus microcarpus
Sand Reedgrass 7
Calamovilfa longifolia
Hairy Crabgrass 8
Digitaria sanguinalis
Barnyardgrass 9
Echinochloa crus-galli
Green Bristle Grass 10
Setaria viridis
Mat Sandbur 11
Cenchrus longispinus
Switchgrass 12
Panicum virgatum
Little Bluestem 13
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sand Bluestem 14
Andropogon hallii
Indiangrass 3
Sorghastrum nutans
Redtop 15
Agrostis gigantea
Bluejoint 16
Calamagrostis canadensis
Reed Canarygrass 17
Phalaris arundinacea
Annual Meadow-Grass 18
Poa annua
Smooth Meadow-grass 3
Poa pratensis
Smooth Brome 19
Bromus inermis
Cheatgrass 6
Bromus tectorum
Western Wheatgrass 20
Pascopyrum smithii
Canada Wild Rye 21
Elymus canadensis
Tall Wheatgrass 22
Elymus elongatus
Squirreltail 3
Elymus elymoides
Intermediate Wheatgrass 23
Elymus hispidus
quackgrass 3
Elymus repens
Foxtail Barley 24
Hordeum jubatum
Crested Wheatgrass 11
Agropyron cristatum
Needle-and-Thread 25
Hesperostipa comata
Indian Ricegrass 26
Achnatherum hymenoides
Alkali Sacaton 27
Sporobolus airoides
Sand Dropseed 3
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sideoats Grama 28
Bouteloua curtipendula
Buffalograss 21
Bouteloua dactyloides
Blue Grama 29
Bouteloua gracilis
Bearded Sprangletop 30
Leptochloa fusca fascicularis
Windmill Grass 21
Chloris verticillata
Saltgrass 31
Distichlis stricta
Blowout Grass 32
Redfieldia flexuosa
scratch grass 23
Muhlenbergia asperifolia
Sandhill Muhly 33
Muhlenbergia pungens
narrow-leaved cattail 34
Typha angustifolia
broad-leaved cattail 35
Typha latifolia
Arctic Rush 36
Juncus arcticus
soapweed yucca 37
Yucca glauca
common starlily 38
Leucocrinum montanum
wild asparagus 39
Asparagus officinalis
western spiderwort 40
Tradescantia occidentalis

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