Native Grasses of District of Columbia

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Family: Poaceae

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Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Family: Poaceae

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Wiry Panicgrass

Panicum flexile

Family: Poaceae

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Fall Panicgrass

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Family: Poaceae

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Gattinger's Panicgrass

Panicum gattingeri

Family: Poaceae

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Philadelphia Panicgrass

Panicum philadelphicum

Family: Poaceae

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Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Family: Poaceae

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Green Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

Family: Cyperaceae

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Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Rufous Bulrush

Scirpus pendulus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Common Rush

Juncus effusus

Family: Juncaceae

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little bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Family: Poaceae

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Georgia Bulrush

Scirpus georgianus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Leafy Bulrush

Scirpus polyphyllus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

Family: Poaceae

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Woodland Bulrush

Scirpus expansus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Family: Juncaceae

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Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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Bog Rush

Juncus biflorus

Family: Juncaceae

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Canadian Rush

Juncus canadensis

Family: Juncaceae

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Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Indian Woodoats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Family: Poaceae

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Deertongue

Dichanthelium clandestinum

Family: Poaceae

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Tapertip Rush

Juncus acuminatus

Family: Juncaceae

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Weak Rush

Juncus debilis

Family: Juncaceae

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Forked Rush

Juncus dichotomus

Family: Juncaceae

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Slimpod Rush

Juncus diffusissimus

Family: Juncaceae

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Dudley's Rush

Juncus dudleyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Grassleaf Rush

Juncus marginatus

Family: Juncaceae

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Brownfruit Rush

Juncus pelocarpus

Family: Juncaceae

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Needlepod Rush

Juncus scirpoides

Family: Juncaceae

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Lopsided Rush

Juncus secundus

Family: Juncaceae

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Reed Canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Family: Poaceae

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Long's Rush

Juncus longii

Family: Juncaceae

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Woodland Rush

Juncus subcaudatus

Family: Juncaceae

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Tawny Cottongrass

Eriophorum virginicum

Family: Cyperaceae

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Rough Dropseed

Sporobolus clandestinus

Family: Poaceae

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Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Family: Poaceae

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Bosc's Panicgrass

Dichanthelium boscii

Family: Poaceae

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Common Spikerush

Eleocharis palustris

Family: Cyperaceae

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Foxtail Barley

Hordeum jubatum

Family: Poaceae

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Big Cordgrass

Sporobolus cynosuroides

Family: Poaceae

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Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides

Family: Poaceae

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Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Family: Cyperaceae

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Prairie Cordgrass

Sporobolus michauxianus

Family: Poaceae

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Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Family: Poaceae

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Broomsedge Bluestem

Anatherum virginicum

Family: Poaceae

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Arctic Brome

Bromus kalmii

Family: Poaceae

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Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Family: Poaceae

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Hairy Sedge

Carex lacustris

Family: Cyperaceae

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Shallow Sedge

Carex lurida

Family: Cyperaceae

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Upright Sedge

Carex stricta

Family: Cyperaceae

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Eastern Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Family: Poaceae

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Rattlesnake Mannagrass

Glyceria canadensis

Family: Poaceae

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Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria striata

Family: Poaceae

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Rice Cutgrass

Leersia oryzoides

Family: Poaceae

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Common Threesquare

Schoenoplectus pungens

Family: Cyperaceae

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Purpletop Tridens

Tridens flavus

Family: Poaceae

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Foxtail Sedge

Carex alopecoidea

Family: Cyperaceae

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Eastern Woodland Sedge

Carex blanda

Family: Cyperaceae

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Native grasses and grass-like plants of District of Columbia, USA — for meadows, erosion control, and lawn alternatives. Many host skipper butterflies and shelter ground-nesting wildlife. Refine by light or soil above.