Graminoids: List

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Sortable table, click on header you wish to select decorative graminoids by:
Scientific Name Common Name Native Soil Moisture
1=Dry
2=Med
3=Wet
Partial shade tolerance Drought Tolerance
1=Low
2=Med
3=High
Salt Tolerance
1=Low
2=Med
3=High
Pollution tolerance Compaction tolerance STEP star! Illustration
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Y 2 3 2 Y Andropogon gerardii.jpg
Bromus latiglumis Broad-glumed Brome Y 2-3 Y 2 2 Bromus latiglumis.jpg
Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass 1-2 2 2 Y Y Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'.jpg
Calamagrostis canadensis Canada Blue-joint Y 2-3 1-2 2 Canada bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) Sand Lake Wetland Management District 02 (14386718725).jpg
Carex atherodes Awned Sedge Y 3 2 2 Carex atherodes.jpeg
Carex bebbii Bebb’s Sedge Y 2-3 1-2 2 Y Carex bebbii.jpg
Carex brevior Brevior Sedge Y 1-2 2-3 2 Y Carex brevior (7462230936).jpg
Carex crinita Fringed Sedge Y 2-3 Y 1 1 Carex crinita 1 (5097245681).jpg
Carex grayii Asa Gray Sedge Y 2-3 Y 1 2 Carex grayii.jpg
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge Y 3 1 2 Carex hystericina NPS-1.jpg
Carex intumescens Bladder Sedge Y 3 Y 1 1 Carex intumescens.jpg
Carex lacustris Lake-bank Sedge Y 2-3 Y 1 2 Carex lacustris.jpeg
Carex lupulina Hop Sedge Y 2 Y 1 1 Carex lupulina.jpeg
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge Y 1 Y 2-3 2 Carex pensylvanica kz1.jpg
Carex stipata Stalk-grain Sedge Y 2-3 1 2 Y Carex stipata (4155810972).jpg
Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge Y 2-3 1-2 2 Y Y Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) in wet meadow at the Morton Arboretum - Flickr - Jay Sturner (2).jpg
Chasmanthium latifolium Upland Sea Oats 2 Y 2 3 Chasmanthium latifolium 5zz.jpg
Danthonia spicata Poverty Oatgrass Y 1-2 2-3 3 Y Danthonia spicata.jpeg
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass Y 1 Y 2 2-3 Deschampsia cespitosa dgreenberger.jpeg
Elymus canadensis Canada Wild-rye Y 1-2 2-3 3 Y Elymus canadensis.jpg
Elymus riparius River Wild-rye Y 2 Y 2 2 Y Elymus riparius.jpg
Elymus virginicus var. virginicus Virginia Wild-rye Y 2-3 Y 2 2 Y Elymus virginicus.jpeg
Festuca spp. (see: other information) Fescue species. Y 1-2 Y 3 2-3 Y Y Festuca amethystina.jpg
Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass 1-2 2 2 Helictotrichon sempervirens 1.jpg
Juncus effusus ssp. solutus Lamp Rush Y 2-3 1 3 Y Y Juncus effusus stmacrinacoop.jpeg
Juncus tenuis Path Rush Y 2 Y 2 3 Y Juncus tenuis Cahen.jpeg
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana Mexican Muhly Y 2 Y 2 2 Muhlenbergia mexicana.jpg
Panicum virgatum Shenandoah Switchgrass Y 1-3 Y 3 3 Y Y Panicum virgatum1.jpg
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'hameln' Fountain Grass 1-2 3 3 HamelnDwarfFountainGrass-PennisetumAlopecuroidesHameln.jpg
Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius) Little Bluestem Y 1 3 2-3 Y Y Andropogon scoparius.jpg
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Scirpus validus) Soft-stem Bulrush Y 3 1 2-3 Y Kare kaisel.JPG
Scirpus atrovirens Dark-green Bulrush Y 3 1 2 Y Scirpus atrovirens.jpeg
Scirpus cyperinus Cottongrass Bulrush Y 3 2 2 Scirpus cyperinus jheiser.jpg
Sorghastrum nutans Yellow Indian-grass Y 1-2 Y 3 2-3 Y SorghastrumNutans.jpg
Sparganium eurycarpum Large Bur-reed Y 3 Y 1 2 Bur-reed (Sparganium eurycarpum) Sand Lake Wetland Management District 01 (14385334072).jpg
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass Y 2-3 Y 2 2 Y Sporobolus michauxianus.jpeg
Sporobolus neglectus Small Dropseed Y 1-2 3 3 Y Please submit a photo
Typha latifolia Broad-leaf Cattail Y 3 1 2-3 Y Typha latifolia 02 bgiu.jpg

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