Native Grasses of North Dakota

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Switchgrass

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Family: Poaceae

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Wiry Panicgrass

Wiry Panicgrass

Panicum flexile

Family: Poaceae

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Witchgrass

Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Family: Poaceae

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Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Family: Poaceae

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Sand Bluestem

Sand Bluestem

Andropogon hallii

Family: Poaceae

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Green Bulrush

Green Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens

Family: Cyperaceae

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Cloaked Bulrush

Cloaked Bulrush

Scirpus pallidus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Panicled Bulrush

Panicled Bulrush

Scirpus microcarpus

Family: Cyperaceae

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little bluestem

little bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Family: Poaceae

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Common Rush

Common Rush

Juncus effusus

Family: Juncaceae

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Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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Indiangrass

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans

Family: Poaceae

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Northern Green Rush

Northern Green Rush

Juncus alpinoarticulatus

Family: Juncaceae

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Vasey's Rush

Vasey's Rush

Juncus vaseyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Dudley's Rush

Dudley's Rush

Juncus dudleyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Smallhead Rush

Smallhead Rush

Juncus brachycephalus

Family: Juncaceae

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Torrey's Rush

Torrey's Rush

Juncus torreyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Tweedy's Rush

Tweedy's Rush

Juncus tweedyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Swordleaf Rush

Swordleaf Rush

Juncus ensifolius

Family: Juncaceae

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Toad Rush

Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Family: Juncaceae

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Narrowpanicle Rush

Narrowpanicle Rush

Juncus tweedyi

Family: Juncaceae

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Inland Rush

Inland Rush

Juncus interior

Family: Juncaceae

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Knotted Rush

Knotted Rush

Juncus nodosus

Family: Juncaceae

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Arctic Rush

Arctic Rush

Juncus arcticus

Family: Juncaceae

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Saltmeadow Rush

Saltmeadow Rush

Juncus gerardii

Family: Juncaceae

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Longstyle Rush

Longstyle Rush

Juncus longistylis

Family: Juncaceae

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Blue Grama

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Family: Poaceae

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Canada Wildrye

Canada Wildrye

Elymus canadensis

Family: Poaceae

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Saltgrass

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Family: Poaceae

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Hairy Sedge

Hairy Sedge

Carex lacustris

Family: Cyperaceae

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Eastern Bottlebrush Grass

Eastern Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Family: Poaceae

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Sideoats Grama

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Family: Poaceae

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Alkali Sacaton

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Family: Poaceae

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River Bulrush

River Bulrush

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Family: Cyperaceae

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Thermal Bent

Thermal Bent

Agrostis scabra

Family: Poaceae

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Long-Stolon Sedge

Long-Stolon Sedge

Carex inops

Family: Cyperaceae

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Upland Bentgrass

Upland Bentgrass

Agrostis perennans

Family: Poaceae

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Prairie Junegrass

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Family: Poaceae

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Sand Fescue

Sand Fescue

Festuca rubra

Family: Poaceae

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Rough Bentgrass

Rough Bentgrass

Agrostis scabra

Family: Poaceae

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Pennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Family: Cyperaceae

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Western Wheatgrass

Western Wheatgrass

Elymus smithii

Family: Poaceae

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Slender Wheatgrass

Slender Wheatgrass

Elymus violaceus

Family: Poaceae

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Cosmopolitan Bulrush

Cosmopolitan Bulrush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Emory's Sedge

Emory's Sedge

Carex emoryi

Family: Cyperaceae

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Rice Cutgrass

Rice Cutgrass

Leersia oryzoides

Family: Poaceae

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Fowl Mannagrass

Fowl Mannagrass

Glyceria striata

Family: Poaceae

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Little Barley

Little Barley

Hordeum pusillum

Family: Poaceae

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False Melic

False Melic

Schizachne purpurascens

Family: Poaceae

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American Mannagrass

American Mannagrass

Glyceria grandis

Family: Poaceae

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Squirreltail

Squirreltail

Elymus elymoides

Family: Poaceae

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Virginia Wildrye

Virginia Wildrye

Elymus curvatus

Family: Poaceae

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Whitegrass

Whitegrass

Leersia virginica

Family: Poaceae

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Sandberg Bluegrass

Sandberg Bluegrass

Poa secunda

Family: Poaceae

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Shortbristle Needle And Thread

Shortbristle Needle And Thread

Hesperostipa curtiseta

Family: Poaceae

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Foxtail Sedge

Foxtail Sedge

Carex alopecoidea

Family: Cyperaceae

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Heller's Rosette Grass

Heller's Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium oligosanthes

Family: Poaceae

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Southeastern Wildrye

Southeastern Wildrye

Elymus virginicus

Family: Poaceae

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Mexican Muhly

Mexican Muhly

Muhlenbergia mexicana

Family: Poaceae

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Upright Sedge

Upright Sedge

Carex stricta

Family: Cyperaceae

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