Plants (Grasses) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes found at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in Houston, TX

Little-head Nut-rush ¹
Scleria oligantha

American Bull Rush ²
Schoenoplectus americanus

Texas Sedge ³
Carex texensis

Slender Woodland Sedge ⁴
Carex digitalis

Blue Wood Sedge ⁵
Carex flaccosperma

Cherokee Sedge ³
Carex cherokeensis

Thin-scaled Sedge ⁶
Carex hyalinolepis

Shortbeak Sedge ⁷
Carex brevior

Taper-Tip Flat Sedge ⁸
Cyperus acuminatus

Jointed Flat Sedge ⁹
Cyperus articulatus

Shortleaf Spikesedge ¹⁰
Cyperus brevifolius

Variable Flat Sedge (!) ¹¹
Cyperus difformis

Hedgehog Sedge ³
Cyperus echinatus

Royal Flatsedge ¹²
Cyperus elegans

Deeprooted Sedge (!) ¹³
Cyperus entrerianus

Yellow Nutsedge ¹⁴
Cyperus esculentus

Sheathed Flatsedge ¹⁵
Cyperus haspan

Pond Flat Sedge ¹⁶
Cyperus ochraceus

Flatsedge ¹⁷
Cyperus pseudovegetus

Oneflower Flatsedge ¹²
Cyperus retroflexus

Pine Barren Flatsedge ¹⁸
Cyperus retrorsus

Lean Flatsedge ¹⁹
Cyperus setigerus

Green Flatsedge ²⁰
Cyperus virens

Smallfruit Spikerush ¹²
Eleocharis microcarpa

Sand Spikerush ²¹
Eleocharis montevidensis

Angle-stem Beak Sedge ²²
Rhynchospora caduca

White-topped Sedge ²³
Rhynchospora colorata

Horned Rush ⁹
Rhynchospora corniculata

Clustered Beak Sedge ²⁴
Rhynchospora glomerata

White-topped Sedge ²⁵
Rhynchospora latifolia

Densetuft Hairsedge ²⁶
Bulbostylis capillaris

Little Bluestem ²⁷
Schizachyrium scoparium

Indian Grass ²⁸
Sorghastrum nutans

Pan American Balsamscale ²⁹
Elionurus tripsacoides

Eastern Gama Grass ³⁰
Tripsacum dactyloides

Open Flower Rosette Grass ³¹
Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Scribner's Rosette Grass ³²
Dichanthelium oligosanthes

Roundseed Panicgrass ³³
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon

Beaked Panicgrass ³⁴
Panicum anceps

Maidencane ⁵
Panicum hemitomon

Redtop Panicgrass ³⁵
Panicum rigidulum

Blue-joint Panicgrass ⁹
Panicum tenerum

Switchgrass ³⁶
Panicum virgatum

Big Bluestem ³⁷
Andropogon gerardii

Bushy Bluestem ³⁸
Andropogon glomeratus

Splitbeard Bluestem ³⁹
Andropogon ternarius

Broomsedge Bluestem ⁴⁰
Andropogon virginicus

Coastal Bristle Grass ⁴¹
Setaria corrugata

March Bristlegrass ⁴²
Setaria parviflora

Winter Bentgrass ⁴³
Agrostis hyemalis

Little Barley ¹
Hordeum pusillum

Annual Blue Grass (!) ⁴⁴
Poa annua

Johnson Grass (!) ⁴⁵
Sorghum halepense

Hairy Muhly Grass ⁴⁶
Muhlenbergia capillaris

Lindheimer's Muhly ⁴⁷
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Common Carpet Grass ⁴⁵
Axonopus fissifolius

Bahia Grass ¹⁰
Paspalum notatum

Brownseed Paspalum ⁴⁸
Paspalum plicatulum

Vasey's Grass (!) ⁴⁹
Paspalum urvillei

Texas Windmill Grass ⁵⁰
Chloris texensis

Slimspike Three-awn Grass ²⁶
Aristida longespica

Old Field Three-awn Grass ¹⁷
Aristida oligantha

Purple Threeawn ⁵¹
Aristida purpurea

Rice Cutgrass ⁴
Leersia oryzoides

Sideoats Grama ³⁷
Bouteloua curtipendula

King Ranch Bluestem (!) ¹⁷
Bothriochloa ischaemum

Silver Beardgrass ⁵²
Bothriochloa laguroides

Sugarcane Plume Grass ⁵³
Saccharum giganteum

Purpletop Tridens ⁵³
Tridens flavus

Longspike Tridens ⁵⁴
Tridens strictus

Inland Sea Oats ⁵⁵
Chasmanthium latifolium

Tapertip Rush ⁵⁶
Juncus acuminatus

Shortbristle Horned Beaksedge ⁵⁷
Juncus dichotomus

Soft Rush ⁵⁸
Juncus effusus

Grassleaf Rush ⁹
Juncus marginatus

Knotted Rush ⁵⁹
Juncus nodosus

Many-headed Rush ⁶⁰
Juncus polycephalus

Slender Rush ⁵¹
Juncus tenuis

Torrey's Rush ⁶¹
Juncus torreyi

Edited by hanc_botanybattalion, silvan_shepherd, Tobi Troxell, David Strong, and hancnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

1. (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by botanygirl
2. (c) Anna Armitage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
3. (c) "Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
4. (c) Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang
5. (c) dogtooth77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
6. (c) summerazure, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
7. (c) Erin Faulkner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erin Faulkner
8. (c) Corey Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Corey Lange
9. (c) Andy Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andy Newman
10. (c) Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Sunnetchan
11. (c) John Poulakis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
12. (c) grbfrog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by grbfrog
13. (c) Cullen Hanks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cullen Hanks
14. (c) David Lawrence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
15. (c) oakum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
16. (c) Bob O'Kennon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bob O'Kennon
17. (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sam Kieschnick
18. (c) Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, some rights reserved (CC BY)
19. (c) Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith
20. (c) James W. Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James W. Beck
21. (c) 106584015630019574849, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by 106584015630019574849
22. (c) Forest & Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY)
23. (c) Mikael Behrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mikael Behrens
24. (c) Mary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mary
25. (c) Grant Parkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Grant Parkins
26. (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Curtis
27. (c) jacki-dee ('retro look' option please), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
28. (c) Scott Sauer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Scott Sauer
29. (c) Anna Livia Singer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Anna Livia Singer
30. (c) Suzanne Cadwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
31. (c) Alan Weakley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alan Weakley
32. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
33. (c) Charlie Hohn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Charlie Hohn
34. (c) Hugh Daniel Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Hugh Daniel Wilson
35. (c) USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
36. (c) Andy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andy
37. (c) eknuth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by eknuth
38. (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt
39. (c) Katherine Boyle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Katherine Boyle
40. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY)
41. (c) Ingrid P. Lin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
42. (c) Josh*m, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
43. (c) Jed Aplaca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jed Aplaca
44. (c) AnneTanne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
45. (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY)
46. (c) Brent Franklin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brent Franklin
47. no rights reserved, uploaded by Scott Loarie
48. (c) timarcus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by timarcus
49. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
50. (c) Jason Singhurst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jason Singhurst
51. (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
52. (c) 2009 Zoya Akulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
53. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
54. (c) "USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
55. (c) Ronnie Pitman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
56. (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
57. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
58. (c) Steve Chilton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
59. (c) dnydick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by dnydick
60. (c) MBG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
61. (c) Anne Reeves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Member of the iNaturalist Network | Powered by iNaturalist open source software | Documentation for developers