Plants (Grasses) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

• All 79
• Active growth period
• Fall 5
• Spring 11
• Summer 18
• Bloom period
• Spring 1
• Spring (Late) 7
• Spring (Mid) 3
• Summer 4
• Summer (Early) 1
• Summer (Late) 4
• Summer (Mid) 2
• Color (flower)
• Brown 2
• Green 8
• Purple 1
• White 1
• Yellow 10
• Color (fruit)
• Brown 19
• Yellow 3
• Duration
• Annual 10
• Perennial 71
• Growth habit
• Graminoid 79
• Lower 48 native
• Introduced 6
• Native 69
• Native/Introduced 3
• Toxicity
• None 21
• Slight 1

• Taxonomy
• « Back To True Sedges Genus Carex
  • Carex Subg. Carex Subgenus Carex
    • 1 Carex Sect. Careyanae Section Careyanae
    • 1 Carex Sect. Griseae Section Griseae
    • 1 Carex Sect. Hymenochlaenae Section Hymenochlaenae
    • 1 Carex Sect. Paludosae Section Paludosae