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 ↓

Lakeshore Club-Rush ¹
Schoenoplectus lacustris

Common Three-Square ²
Schoenoplectus pungens

Cosmopolitan Bulrush ³
Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Emory's Sedge ⁴
Carex emoryi

Nebraska Sedge ⁵
Carex nebrascensis

Redroot Flatsedge ⁶
Cyperus erythrorhizos

Common Spike-rush ⁷
Eleocharis palustris

Common Club-Rush ¹
Scirpus lacustris

Panicled Bulrush ⁵
Scirpus microcarpus

Sand Reedgrass ⁸
Calamovilfa longifolia

Hairy Crabgrass ⁹
Digitaria sanguinalis

Barnyardgrass ¹⁰
Echinochloa crus-galli

Green Bristle Grass ¹¹
Setaria viridis

Mat Sandbur ¹²
Cenchrus longispinus

Switchgrass ¹³
Panicum virgatum

Little Bluestem ¹⁴
Schizachyrium scoparium

Sand Bluestem ¹⁵
Andropogon hallii

Indiangrass ⁵
Sorghastrum nutans

Redtop ¹⁶
Agrostis gigantea

Bluejoint ¹⁷
Calamagrostis canadensis

Reed Canarygrass ¹⁸
Phalaris arundinacea

Annual Meadow-Grass ¹⁹
Poa annua

Smooth Meadow-grass ⁵
Poa pratensis

Smooth Brome ²⁰
Bromus inermis

Cheatgrass ¹
Bromus tectorum

Western Wheatgrass ²¹
Pascopyrum smithii

Canada Wild Rye ²²
Elymus canadensis

Tall Wheatgrass ²³
Elymus elongatus

Squirreltail ⁵
Elymus elymoides

Intermediate Wheatgrass ²⁴
Elymus hispidus

quackgrass ⁵
Elymus repens

Foxtail Barley ²⁵
Hordeum jubatum

Crested Wheatgrass ¹²
Agropyron cristatum

Needle-and-Thread ²⁶
Hesperostipa comata

Indian Ricegrass ²⁷
Achnatherum hymenoides

Alkali Sacaton ²⁸
Sporobolus airoides

Sand Dropseed ⁵
Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sideoats Grama ²⁹
Bouteloua curtipendula

Buffalograss ²²
Bouteloua dactyloides

Blue Grama ³⁰
Bouteloua gracilis

Bearded Sprangletop ³¹
Leptochloa fusca fascicularis

Windmill Grass ²²
Chloris verticillata

Saltgrass ³²
Distichlis stricta

Blowout Grass ³³
Redfieldia flexuosa

scratch grass ²⁴
Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Sandhill Muhly ³⁴
Muhlenbergia pungens

narrow-leaved cattail ³⁵
Typha angustifolia

broad-leaved cattail ³⁶
Typha latifolia

Arctic Rush ³⁷
Juncus arcticus

soapweed yucca ³⁸
Yucca glauca

common starlily ³⁹
Leucocrinum montanum

wild asparagus ⁴⁰
Asparagus officinalis

western spiderwort ⁴¹
Tradescantia occidentalis

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Plants of Jackson Lake State Park

Lakeshore Club-Rush 1 Schoenoplectus lacustris

Common Three-Square 2 Schoenoplectus pungens

Cosmopolitan Bulrush 3 Bolboschoenus maritimus paludosus

Emory's Sedge 4 Carex emoryi

Nebraska Sedge 5 Carex nebrascensis

Redroot Flatsedge 6 Cyperus erythrorhizos

Common Spike-rush 7 Eleocharis palustris

Common Club-Rush 1 Scirpus lacustris

Panicled Bulrush 5 Scirpus microcarpus

Sand Reedgrass 8 Calamovilfa longifolia

Hairy Crabgrass 9 Digitaria sanguinalis

Barnyardgrass 10 Echinochloa crus-galli

Green Bristle Grass 11 Setaria viridis

Mat Sandbur 12 Cenchrus longispinus

Switchgrass 13 Panicum virgatum

Little Bluestem 14 Schizachyrium scoparium

Sand Bluestem 15 Andropogon hallii

Indiangrass 5 Sorghastrum nutans

Redtop 16 Agrostis gigantea

Bluejoint 17 Calamagrostis canadensis

Reed Canarygrass 18 Phalaris arundinacea

Annual Meadow-Grass 19 Poa annua

Smooth Meadow-grass 5 Poa pratensis

Smooth Brome 20 Bromus inermis

Cheatgrass 1 Bromus tectorum

Western Wheatgrass 21 Pascopyrum smithii

Canada Wild Rye 22 Elymus canadensis

Tall Wheatgrass 23 Elymus elongatus

Squirreltail 5 Elymus elymoides

Intermediate Wheatgrass 24 Elymus hispidus

quackgrass 5 Elymus repens

Foxtail Barley 25 Hordeum jubatum

Crested Wheatgrass 12 Agropyron cristatum

Needle-and-Thread 26 Hesperostipa comata

Indian Ricegrass 27 Achnatherum hymenoides

Alkali Sacaton 28 Sporobolus airoides

Sand Dropseed 5 Sporobolus cryptandrus

Sideoats Grama 29 Bouteloua curtipendula

Buffalograss 22 Bouteloua dactyloides

Blue Grama 30 Bouteloua gracilis

Bearded Sprangletop 31 Leptochloa fusca fascicularis

Windmill Grass 22 Chloris verticillata

Saltgrass 32 Distichlis stricta

Blowout Grass 33 Redfieldia flexuosa

scratch grass 24 Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Sandhill Muhly 34 Muhlenbergia pungens

narrow-leaved cattail 35 Typha angustifolia

broad-leaved cattail 36 Typha latifolia

Arctic Rush 37 Juncus arcticus

soapweed yucca 38 Yucca glauca

common starlily 39 Leucocrinum montanum

wild asparagus 40 Asparagus officinalis

western spiderwort 41 Tradescantia occidentalis