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Plants (Grasses) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

Little Bluestem 1
Schizachyrium scoparium
Indian Grass 2
Sorghastrum nutans
Pan American Balsamscale 3
Elionurus tripsacoides
Eastern Gama Grass 4
Tripsacum dactyloides
Open Flower Rosette Grass 5
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Scribner's Rosette Grass 6
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Roundseed Panicgrass 7
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
Beaked Panicgrass 8
Panicum anceps
Maidencane 9
Panicum hemitomon
Redtop Panicgrass 10
Panicum rigidulum
Blue-joint Panicgrass 11
Panicum tenerum
Switchgrass 12
Panicum virgatum
Big Bluestem 13
Andropogon gerardii
Bushy Bluestem 14
Andropogon glomeratus
Splitbeard Bluestem 15
Andropogon ternarius
Broomsedge Bluestem 16
Andropogon virginicus
Coastal Bristle Grass 17
Setaria corrugata
March Bristlegrass 18
Setaria parviflora
Johnson Grass (!) 19
Sorghum halepense
Common Carpet Grass 19
Axonopus fissifolius
Bahia Grass 20
Paspalum notatum
Brownseed Paspalum 21
Paspalum plicatulum
Vasey's Grass (!) 22
Paspalum urvillei
King Ranch Bluestem (!) 23
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Silver Beardgrass 24
Bothriochloa laguroides
Sugarcane Plume Grass 25
Saccharum giganteum
Inland Sea Oats 26
Chasmanthium latifolium

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