Grasses, Sedges & Rushes

Common

Common Name	Scientific Name	Type	Habitat
Switchgrass	Panicum virgatum	Grass	Wet meadows to dry; versatile
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	Grass	Dry sandy fields
Indian Grass	Sorghastrum nutans	Grass	Mesic meadows
Broomsedge	Andropogon virginicus	Grass	Old fields, poor soils
River Oats	Chasmanthium latifolium	Grass	Moist forest edges
Virginia Wild Rye	Elymus virginicus	Grass	Moist woods, streambanks
Soft Rush	Juncus effusus	Rush	Wet meadows, marshes
Pennsylvania Sedge	Carex pensylvanica	Sedge	Dry oak woods (lawn alternative)
Tussock Sedge	Carex stricta	Sedge	Marshes, wet meadows
Woolgrass Bulrush	Scirpus cyperinus	Sedge	Wet meadows, pond edges

Common Name	Scientific Name	Type	Habitat
Bushy Bluestem	Andropogon glomeratus	Grass	Wet coastal areas
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	Grass	Moist meadows
Gama Grass	Tripsacum dactyloides	Grass	Rich moist soils
Switch Cane	Arundinaria tecta	Bamboo	Swamp edges, bottomlands
Coastal Panic Grass	Panicum amarum	Grass	Dunes, sandy soils
Giant Plumegrass	Saccharum giganteum	Grass	Wet meadows, pond edges
Bottlebrush Grass	Elymus hystrix	Grass	Dry to mesic forests
Rice Cutgrass	Leersia oryzoides	Grass	Marshes, pond edges
Deer-tongue	Dichanthelium clandestinum	Grass	Moist forests
Long-hair Sedge	Carex crinita	Sedge	Swamp edges
Sallow Sedge	Carex lurida	Sedge	Wet depressions
Creek Sedge	Carex amphibola	Sedge	Moist woods (evergreen)
Canada Rush	Juncus canadensis	Rush	Bogs, wet meadows
Three-way Sedge	Dulichium arundinaceum	Sedge	Bogs, pond margins

Common Name	Scientific Name	Type	Habitat	Status
Wild Rice	Zizania aquatica	Grass	Tidal freshwater marshes	S3
Narrow Plumegrass	Saccharum strictus	Grass	Depression ponds	S2
Harper's Fimbristylis	Fimbristylis perpusilla	Sedge	Depression ponds	G2 — Globally Rare
Few-flowered Beaksedge	Rhynchospora rariflora	Sedge	Seepage bogs	S3
Spreading Bulrush	Scirpus divaricatus	Sedge	Seepage wetlands	S3