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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-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

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