Complete List of Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Reeds of Albemarle County, Virginia

Agrostis gigantean= redtop

Agrostis hyemalis= Winter Bentgrass, Ticklegrass

Agrostis perennans= Autumn Bentgrass

Agrostis scabra= Rough Bentgrass

Aira caryophyllea= Silver Hairgrass

Aira elegans- Elegant Hairgrass

Alopecurus carolinionus- Carolina Foxtail Grass

Andropogon gerardii- Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot

Andropogon glomeratus- Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon gyrans- Elliott's Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius- Splitbeard Bluestem, Silvery Bluestem

Andropogon virginicus- broom sedge

Anthoxanthum odoratum- Sweet Vernal Grass

Aristida dichotoma- Curtiss' Three-awn Grass, Fork-tip Three-awn Grass

Aristida oligantha- Prairie Three-awn Grass

Aristida purpurascens- Purple Three-awn Grass, Arrow-feather, Three-awn Grass

Arrhenatherum elatius- Tall Oatgrass

Arthraxon hispidus- Joint-head Grass

Avenella flexuosa- Wavy Hairgrass

Brachyelytrum erectum- Bearded Shorthusk, Common Shorthusk

Bromus catharticus- Rescue Grass

Bromus ciliatus- Fringed Brome Grass

Bromus inermis- Awnless Brome Grass, Smooth Brome

Bromus japonicus- Japanese Brome Grass

Bromus pubescens- Eastern Brome Grass

Bromus racemosus- Smooth Brome

Bromus sterilis- Poverty Brome

Bromus tectorum- Downy Brome

Bulbostylis capillaris- Common Hairsedge

Calamagrostis coarctata- Nuttall’s Reedgrass

Calamagrostis porter- Porter’s Reedgrass

Chasmanthium laxum- Slender Woodoats

Cinna arundinacea- Common Wood Reedgrass, Sweet Wood Reedgrass

Coleataenia anceps- Beaked Panic Grass

Coleataenia rigidula- Tall Flat Panic Grass

Cynodon dactylon- Bermuda Grass

Dactylis glomerata- Orchard Grass

Danthonia compressa- Mountain Oatgrass

Danthonia sericea- Silky Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata- Poverty Oatgrass

Dichanthelium species- Panic grass

Digitaria species- Crabgrass

Echinochloa crus-galli- Barnyard Grass

Eleusine indica- Indian Goosegrass, Yard Grass

Elymus canadensis- Nodding Wild Rye

Elymus glabriflorus- Southeastern Wild Rye

Elymus hystrix- Bottlebrush grass

Elymus repens- Quackgrass, Dog grass

Elymus riparius- Riverbank Wild Rye

Elymus villosus- Hairy Wild Rye, Downy Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus- Virginia Wild Rye (most common)

Eragrostis capillaris- Lacegrass

Eragrostis cilianensis- Stinkgrass

Eragrostis curvula- Weeping Lovegrass

Eragrostis frankii- Sandbar Lovegrass, Frank's Lovegrass

Eragrostis hypnoides- Creeping Lovegrass

Eragrostis minor- Little Lovegrass

Eragrostis pectinacea- Tufted Lovegrass, Carolina Lovegrass, Western Lovegrass

Eragrostis pilosa- India Lovegrass

Eragrostis Spectabilis- Purple Lovegrass, Tumblegrass

Erianthus alopecuroides- Silver Plumegrass, Woolly Plumegrass

Erianthus brevibarbis- Spiral-awned Plumegrass, Short-beard Plumegrass

Festuca filiformis- Slender Fescue
Festuca rubra- Red Fescue
Festuca subverticillata- Nodding Fescue
Festuca trachyphylla- Hard Fescue
Lolium arundinaceum- Tall Fescue

Vulpia myuros- Rattail Fescue

Vulpia octoflora- Six-weeks Fescue

Glyceria melicaria- Slender Mannagrass, Melic Mannagrass

Glyceria septentrionalis- Eastern Mannagrass, Floating Mannagrass

Glyceria striata- Fowl Mannagrass

Gymnopogon ambiguous- Eastern Beard Grass

Holcus lanatus- Common Velvet Grass

Hordeum pusillum- Little Barley

Leersia oryzoides- Rice Cutgrass

Leersia virginica- White Grass, White Cutgrass, Virginia Cutgrass

Lolium perenne- Rye Grass

Eleocharis species- Spikerush

Microstegium vimineum- Japanese Stiltgrass

Miscanthus sinensis- Chinese Silvergrass, Eulalia, Maiden Grass

Melica mutica- twoflower melicgrass

Muhlenbergia capillaris- Long-awn Hairgrass, Hair-awn Muhly

Muhlenbergia frondosa- Smooth Wirestem Muhly

Muhlenbergia schreberi- Nimblewill

Muhlenbergia sylvatica- Woodland Muhly

Muhlenbergia sobolifera- Rock Muhly, Cliff Muhly

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora- Slender Muhly

Panicum amarum- Sea-Beach Grass, Beach Panic Grass

Panicum capillare- Witch Grass

Panicum dichotomiflorum- Spreading Panic Grass, Fall Panic Grass

Panicum philadelphicum- Philadelphia Panic Grass

Panicum verrucosum- Warty Panic Grass

Panicum virgatum- Switchgrass

Paspalum dilatatum- Dallis Grass

Paspalum floridanum- Florida Paspalum

Paspalum laeve- Field Paspalum

Paspalum pubiflorum- Hairy-Seed Paspalum, Hairy-Seed Crown-Grass

Paspalum repens- Water Paspalum, Horsetail Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum- Thin Paspalum, Slender Paspalum

Patis racemosa- Black-seed Ricegrass

Pennisetum alopecuroides- Fountain Grass

Phalaris arundinaceae- Reed Canary Grass, Ribbon Grass

Phleum pratense- Timothy

Piptochaetium avenaceum- Eastern Needlegrass

Poa alsodes- Grove Bluegrass

Poa annua- Annual Bluegrass

Poa atumnalis- Autumn Bluegrass

Poa bulbosa- Bulbous Bluegrass

Poa compressa- Flat-stemmed Bluegrass

Poa cuspidata- Early Bluegrass, Short-stemmed Bluegrass

Poa nemoralis- Wood Bluegrass

Poa pratensis- Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa sylvestris- Woodland Bluegrass

Poa trivialis- Rough Bluegrass

Schizachyrium scoparium- Little Bluestem

Secale cereale- Rye

Setaria faberi- Nodding Bristlegrass, Japanese Bristlegrass

Setaria italica- Foxtail-millet, Italian Bristlegrass

Setaria parviflora- Knotroot Bristlegrass, Knotroot Foxtail

Setaria pumila- Yellow Bristlegrass, Yellow Foxtail

Setaria viridis- Green Bristlegrass, Green Foxtail

Sorghastrum elliottii- Slender Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans- Indian Grass, Yellow Indian Grass

Sorghum- Johnson Grass

Sphenopholis nitida- Shiny Wedgegrass

Sphenopholis obtusata- Prairie Wedgegrass

Sphenopholis pensylvanica- Swamp Wedgegrass

Sporobolus indicus- Smut Grass

Sporobolus vaginiflorus- Poverty Dropseed, Sheathed Dropseed

Trichophorum planifolium- Bashful Bulrush

Tridens flavus- Purpletop, Tall Redtop

Tripsacum dactyloides- Eastern Gamagrass

Triticum aestivum- Wheat

SEDGES

Carex species

Carex aestivalis

Carex aggregata

Carex albicans

Carex albursina

Carex amphibola complex

Carex amphibola

Carex appalachica

Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica

Carex blanda

Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides

Carex caroliniana

Carex cephalophora

Carex cherokeensis

Carex communis var. communis

Carex comosa

Carex conjuncta

Carex crebriflora

Carex crinita var. crinita

Carex debilis

Carex digitalis

Carex digitalis var. digitalis

Carex echinata ssp. echinata

Carex festucacea

Carex flaccosperma

Carex flexuosa

Carex frankii

Carex glaucodea

Carex gracilescens

Carex gracillima

Carex granularis

Carex hirsutella

Carex hirtifolia

Carex intumescens var. intumescens

Carex jamesii

Carex laevivaginata

Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis

Carex laxiflora

Carex leavenworthii

Carex leptalea

Carex lupulina

Carex lurida

Carex mesochorea

Carex molestiformis

Carex muehlenbergii

Carex nigromarginata

Carex oligocarpa

Carex pensylvanica

Carex platyphylla

Carex prasina

Carex retroflexa var. retroflexa

Carex retroflexa var. texensis

Carex reznicekii

Carex roanensis

Carex rosea

Carex rugosperma

Carex scabrata

Carex scoparia var. scoparia

Carex shortiana

Carex sparganioides

Carex squarrosa

Carex stipata var. stipata

Carex striatula

Carex stricta

Carex styloflexa

Carex swanii

Carex tonsa

Carex torta

Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides

Carex umbellata

Carex virescens

Carex vulpinoidea

Carex willdenowii

Cyperus species- Flatsedges

Cyperus bipartitus

Cyperus compressus

Cyperus echinatus

Cyperus erythrorhizos

Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus flavescens

Cyperus iria

Cyperus lancastriensis

Cyperus lupulinus complex

Cyperus odoratus var. odoratus

Cyperus polystachyos

Cyperus retrofractus

Cyperus squarrosus

Cyperus strigosus

Dulichium arundinaceum- Three-way Sedge

Kyllinga pumila- Low Spikesedge

Rhynchospora capitellata- Brownish Beaksedge

Rynchospora globularis- Clustered Beaksedge

Rynchospora recognita- Round-headed Beaksedge

REEDS/RUSHES

Juncus species- Rush

Juncus acuminatus

Juncus biflorus

Juncus coriaceus

Juncus debilis

Juncus dichotomus

Juncus effusus

Juncus marginatus

Juncus scirpoides

Juncus secundus

Juncus subcaudatus

Juncus tenuis

Luzula bulbosa- Bulbous Woodrush

Luzula echinata- Spreading Woodrush

Luzula multiflora- common Woodrush

Schoenoplectus pungens- Common Threesquare, Chairmaker's Rush

Schoenoplectus purshianus- Blunt-scale Bulrush, Weak-stalk Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani- Soft-stem Bulrush

Scirpus atrovirens- Dark Green Bulrush

Scirpus cyperinus- Woolgrass

Scirpus expansus- Woodland Bulrush

Scirpus georgianus- Georgia Bulrush

Scirpus pendulus- Reddish Bulrush

Scirpus polyphyllus- Leafy Bulrush

Scleria muehlenbergii- Pitted Nutrush

Scleria oligantha- Little-headed Nutrush, Few-flowered Nutrush

Scleria pauciflora- Carolina Nutrush, Papillose Nutrush

Scleria triglomerata- Tall Nutrush

Sparganium americanum- American Bur-reed