Not Grass List

Welcome to Catnapin's

Looks Like Grass, But Its Not

Texas List

This list is primarily for my use but please feel free to use it. I made it to keep track of the species I have looked at while researching a specimen so they don't all have to have pages.

Fast Find - on this page

Family, Genus - group common name

Cyperaceae, Bulbostylis - Sedge family, Hairsedge genus

Cyperaceae, Carex - Sedge family, Sedge genus

Cyperaceae, Cladium - Sedge family, Sawgrass genus

Cyperaceae, Cyperus - Sedge family, Flatsedge genus

Cyperaceae, Eleocharis - Sedge family, Spikerush genus

Cyperaceae, Fimbristylis - Sedge family, Fimbry genus

Cyperaceae, Fuirena - Sedge family, Umbrella Sedge genus

Cyperaceae, Isolepis - Sedge family, Bulrush #1 genus

Cyperaceae, Kyllinga - Sedge family, Spikesedge genus

Cyperaceae, Lipocarpha - Sedge family, Halfchaff Sedge genus

Cyperaceae, Rhynchospora - Sedge family, Beaksedge genus

Cyperaceae, Schoenoplectus - Sedge family, Bulrush #2 genus

Cyperaceae, Schoenus - Sedge family, Bogrush genus

Equisetaceae, Equisetum - Horsetail family, Scouringrush genus

Juncaceae, Juncus - Rush family, Rush genus

Juncaceae, Luzula - Rush family, Woodrush genus

Typhaceae, Typha - Cattail family, Cattail genus

Rows

1) Genus, species / common

1a) blue=photos green=listed as similar species yellow="like" group gray="spike" group

2) Common names

3a) N=native I=introduced A=annual P=perennial

3b) Numbers of the standard Vegetation areas of Texas per plants.USDA.gov

4) List of my area counties (Taylor); other places I, or others, have photographed per plants.USDA.gov

5) Short description

Cyperaceae, Bulbostylis - Sedge family, Hairsedge genus

Bulbostylis barbata	Watergrass	NP 4 9 10
Bulbostylis capillaris ssp. capillaris	Densetuft Hairsedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	not in my area	tiny pointed cone, lots of flowering stems, short leaves at base
Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. ciliatifolia var. coarctata	Capillary Hairsedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 5 NA/P 3 4 NA/P 2 3 4
Bulbostylis juncoides	Rush Hairsedge	NP 2 3 7 10	not in my area

Cyperaceae, Carex - Sedge family, Sedge genus

Carex abscondita	Thicket Sedge	NP 1
Carex agrostoides	Grassleaf Sedge	NP 10
Carex alata	Broadwing Sedge	NP 1 3 4
Carex albicans var. australis	Whitetinge Sedge Stellate Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex albolutescens	Greenwhite Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Carex amphibola	Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area	short spikes of flat round seeds, long thin leaves
Carex annectens	Yellowfruit Sedge	NP 3 4 6 8	not in my area	pinecones, dense clusters in a spike
Carex arkansana	Arkansas Sedge	NP 3 4
Carex athrostachya	Slenderbeak Sedge	NP 10
Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica ssp. capillacea	Prickly Bog Sedge	NP 1 3 4
Carex aurea	Golden Sedge	NP 9
Carex austrina	Southern Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area	large round spikelets clustered in ball/pinecone on a spike
Carex basiantha	Willdenow's Sedge	NP 1 2 3
Carex blanda	Eastern Woodland Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area	tiny balls in short spike, large leaves
Carex brevior	Shortbeak Sedge, Fescue Sedge	NP 1 3 4 8	not in my area	pinecone, few in cluster
Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides	Bromelike Sedge	NP	?
Carex bulbostylis	False Hair Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6		no photo
Carex bushii	Bush's Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area	fuzzy inverted cone become round seed pinecone, very narrow long leaves
Carex caroliniana	Carolina Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Carex cephalophora	Oval-leaf Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5
Carex cherokeensis	Cherokee Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6
Carex comosa	Longhair Sedge	NP 1 3
Carex complanata	Hirsute Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Carex corrugata	Prune-fruit Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Carex crebriflora	Coastal plain Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex crinita var. brevicrinis	Fringed Sedge	NP 1 5
Carex crus-corvi	Ravenfoot Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area	tall fuzzy/prickly spike, appressed radial spikelets
Carex davisii	Davis Sedge	NP 3 4
Carex debilis var. debilis	White Edge Sedge	NP 1 2 3
Carex decomposita	Cypressknee Sedge	NP 2 3
Carex digitalis	Slender Woodland Sedge	NP 1 2 3
Carex eburnea	Bristleleaf Sedge	NP	?
Carex edwardsiana	Edwards Plateau Sedge	NP 4 5 6 7	not in my area	no photo
Carex emoryi	Emory's Sedge	NP 3 4 5 6 7 9	Taylor, Brown	long dense spike, very long narrow leaves
Carex festucacea	Fescue Sedge	NP 1 2 3 6
Carex fissa var. fissa	Hammock Sedge	NP 1 3 4
Carex flaccosperma	Thinfruit Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Carex floridana	Florida Sedge	NP	?
Carex frankii	Frank's Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	not in my area	looks like bristlegrass
Carex geophila	White Mountain Sedge	NP 10
Carex gigantea	Giant Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex glaucescens	Southern Waxy Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex glaucodea	Blue Sedge	NP 3 4 6
Carex granularis	Limestone Meadow Sedge	NP 1 3
Carex gravida var. lunelliana	Heavy Sedge	NP 4 5
Carex grisea	Inflated Narrow-leaf Sedge	NP 1 4
Carex hirsutella	Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge	NP	?
Carex hyalina	Tissue Sedge	NP 1 3
Carex hyalinolepis	Shoreline Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Carex hystericina	Bottlebrush Sedge	NP 4 8 9 10	not in my area	prickly bottlebrush
Carex intumescens	Greater Bladder Sedge	NP 1 2 3
Carex joorii	Cypress Swamp Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex lativena	Broadvein Sedge	NP	?
Carex leavenworthii	Leavenworth's Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Carex leptalea ssp. harperi	Bristlystalked Sedge Harper's Sedge	NP 1
Carex lonchocarpa	Southern Long Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex longii	Long's Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Carex louisianica	Louisiana Sedge	NP 1 2 3
Carex lupuliformis	False Hop Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex lupulina	Hop Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Carex lurida	Shallow Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Carex mckittrickensis	Guadalupe Mountain Sedge	NP 10
Carex meadii	Mead's Sedge	NP 2 8
Carex mesochorea	Midland Sedge	NP 4
Carex microdonta	Littletooth Sedge, Small-tooth Caric Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	Brown	inverted fuzzy cone turns into appressed large seed cylinder
Carex microrhyncha	Littlesnout Sedge	NP 3 4
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis var. muehlenbergii	Muhlenberg's Sedge	NP 1 3 4 5 6 7 NP 1 3 4 5 6 7 NP 1 3 4 5	Taylor, Brown Taylor, Brown	cone shaped cluster of spheres on long stick, basal leaves
Carex muriculata	Schiede's Sedge	NP 10
Carex nigromarginata	Black Edge Sedge	NP 1
Carex occidentalis	Western Sedge	NP 4 10
Carex oklahomensis	Oklahoma Sedge	NP 1 3 8		thick cylinder, long very narrow leaves
Carex onusta	Storm Sedge	NP	?
Carex oxylepis var. oxylepis	Sharpscale Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6		thick cylinder, wide leaves
Carex ozarkana	Ozark Sedge	NP 1 3
Carex pellita	Woolly Sedge	NP 4 8 9		male spike above wider female spike, round fruit in short spike
Carex perdentata	Sand Sedge, Texas Hill Sedge, Meadow Sedge	NP 1 4 5 6 7 8	Taylor	muli ovate spikes, prickly?
Carex planispicata	Flat-spiked Sedge	NP	?
Carex planostachys	Cedar Sedge	NP 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	Taylor	fuzzy pointed spike or like white daisy tuft, male spike smaller, long narrow drooping leaves
Carex reniformis	Kidneyshape Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5
Carex retroflexa	Reflexed Sedge	NP 1 3 4 5
Carex rosea	Rosy Sedge	NP 1
Carex shinnersii	Shinner's Sedge	NP	?
Carex socialis	Low Woodland Sedge	NP 3
Carex striatula	Lined Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex stricta	Upright Sedge	NP 1 3 4
Carex styloflexa	Bent Sedge	NP 1
Carex tenax	Wire Sedge	NP 1		short spike of round seeds, long narrow leaves
Carex tetrastachya (brittoniana)	Britton's Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Taylor, Callahan, Brown	pinecone balls on long culms
Carex texensis	Texas Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Carex triangularis	Eastern Fox Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 8 9	not in my area	spike of appressed points, long narrow leaves
Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis var. tribuloides	Blunt Broom Sedge	NP 1 2 3 6 NP 1 3
Carex typhina	Cattail Sedge	NP 1 3
Carex verrucosa	Warty Sedge	NP 1 2
Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea	Fox Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6 8 9	not in my area	spike of pinecones

Cyperaceae, Cladium - Sedge family, Sawgrass genus

Cladium mariscoides

Smooth Sawgrass

NP 1 3

Cladium mariscus

ssp. jamaicense

Swamp Sawgrass

Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass

NP 2 4 6 7 10

not in my area

large cascading leaves

Cyperaceae, Cyperus - Sedge family, Flatsedge genus

Cyperus acuminatus	Taperleaf Flatsedge, Tapertip Flatsedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10	Taylor, Brown	radial balls of wheat-like spikelet on short pedicel
Cyperus aggregatus	Inflatedscale Flatsedge	NP	?	cylenders, short pedicel
Cyperus articulatus	Jointed Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 9	not in my area	long narrow spikelets
Cyperus bipartitus	Slender Flatsedge	NA 1		wheat-like, cluster
Cyperus cephalanthus	Buttonbush Flatsedge	NP 2
Cyperus compressus	Poorland Flatsedge	NP 1 2 4
Cyperus croceus	Baldwin's Flatsedge, Globe Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6		small radial balls, long stiff bracts, long culm, basal leaves
Cyperus cuspidatus	Coastal Plain Flatsedge	NA	?
Cyperus difformis	Variable Flatsedge	IA 2 6
Cyperus digitatus	Finger Flatsedge	NP 2 4 5
Cyperus drummondii	Drummond's Sedge	NP	?
Cyperus echinatus	Globe Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	not in my area	radial spikelets on long pedicel, long wide bracts
Cyperus elegans	Royal Flatsedge	NP 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	not in my area
Cyperus entrerianus	Woodrush Flatsedge	IP 1 2
Cyperus eragrostis	Tall Flatsedge	NP 2
Cyperus erythrorhizos	Redroot Flatsedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 5 6		radial spikelets, small clusters form red large cluster
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus var. macrostachyus	Yellow nutsedge	N/IP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NP 2 3 4 7 NP 2 3 4 7	not in my area	elongated radial spikelets on long pedicel
Cyperus fendlerianus	Fendler's Flatsedge, Tuberroot Flatsedge	NP	?	radial large wheat-like spikelets, basal leaves
Cyperus flavescens	Yellow Flatsedge	NA 1 2 3 4 5 7	not in my area
Cyperus flavicomus	Whiteedge Flatsedge	NA 10
Cyperus fugax	Withering Flatsedge	NA	?
Cyperus grayoides	Illinois Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3
Cyperus haspan	Haspan Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 7	not in my area
Cyperus hermaphroditus	Hermaphrodite Flatsedge	NP	?	large wheat-like spikelets, few in a cluster, basal leaves
Cyperus hystricinus	Bristly Flatsedge	NP 1 3 4
Cyperus involucratus	Unbrella Plant	IP 2 6 10
Cyperus iria	Ricefield Flatsedge	IA 2 3 4
Cyperus laevigatus	Smooth Flatsedge	NP 10
Cyperus lancastriensis	Manyflower Flatsedge	NP	?
Cyperus lanceolatus	Epiphytic Flatsedge	NP	?	radial spikelets
Cyperus lentiginosus	Latin American Flatsedge	NP 2 3 4 5 6
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus	Slender Flatsedge, Great Plains Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	Brown	radial ball of wheat-like spikelets, long bracts
Cyperus niger	Black Flatsedge	NA 2 9 10
Cyperus ochraceus	Pond Flatsedge	NP 2 3 4 6 9
Cyperus odoratus	Fragrant Flatsedge, Large-head Flatsedge, Rusty Flatsedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Brown	cyprus-like needles on a stick, loose clusters, short pedicel, long thick bracts
Cyperus onerosus	Plains Flatsedge	NP 9 10
Cyperus oxylepis	Sharpscale Flatsedge	NP 2
Cyperus pallidicolor	Pallid Flatsedge	NP	?
Cyperus phaeolepis	Madagascar Flatsedge	IP	?
Cyperus plukenetii	Plukenet's Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis	Manyspike Flatsedge Texan Flatsedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 7	not in my area
Cyperus prolixus	Mosquito Flatsedge	IP	?
Cyperus pseudovegetus	Marsh Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6		pretty
Cyperus reflexus	Bentawn Flatsedge	NP 2 3 4 7	not in my area
Cyperus refractus	Reflexed Flatsedge	NP	?
Cyperus retroflexus	Oneflower Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Callahan	one ball
Cyperus retrofractus	Rough Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Cyperus retrorsus var. retrorsus var. robustus	Cylindric Sedge, Pine Barren Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 7	not in my area	radial ball spikelets on long pedicels, deep lateral crease, long stiff bracts
Cyperus rotundus	Purple Nutgrass	IP 1 2 3 4 6 7 10	Taylor	linear spikelets, purple, yard weed
Cyperus schweinitzii	Schweinitz's Flatsedge, Sand Flatsedge	NP 8 9 10	Taylor, Jones	appressed wheat-like spikelets, loose spike
Cyperus seslerioides	Texas Flatsedge	NP 10
Cyperus setigerus	Lean Flatsedge, Straw Flatsedge, False Nutsedge	NP 1 3 4 5 7 8 9	Jones	cyprus-like needles on a stick, loose clusters, long pedicel, droopy bracts
Cyperus spectabilis	Spectacular Flatsedge	NP 10
Cyperus sphaerolepis	Rusby's Flatsedge	NP 10
Cyperus squarrosus	Bearded Flatsedge	NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10	not in my area
Cyperus strigosus	Strawcolored Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	not in my area
Cyperus surinamensis	Tropical Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Cyperus tetragonus	Fourangle Flatsedge	NP	?
Cyperus thyrsiflorus	Southern Flatsedge	NP 1 2
Cyperus virens	Green Flatsedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6

Cyperaceae, Eleocharis - Sedge family, Spikerush genus

Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis	Needle Spikerush	NP 2 3 4 6 7 8 9	Taylor	grass-like, many stems from base, tiny red round head
Eleocharis acutangula	Acute Spikerush	NP	?
Eleocharis albida	White Spikerush	NP 2 7 10	not in my area
Eleocharis atropurpurea	Purple Spikerush	NA 2 3 4 6 9
Eleocharis austrotexana	Rio Grande Spikerush	NP 2 3 6
Eleocharis baldwinii	Baldwin's Spikerush	NP 1 3
Eleocharis brachycarpa	Shortfruit Spikerush	NA	?
Eleocharis brittonii	Britton's Spikerush	NA	?
Eleocharis cancellata	Arizona Spikerush	NA	?
Eleocharis cellulosa	Gulf Coast Spikerush	NP 2 3 4 6 7	not in my area
Eleocharis compressa var. acutisquamata var. compressa	Flatstem Spikerush Sharpscale Spikerush Fatstem Spikerush	NP 2 3 4 5 7 NP 3 4 5 NP	not in my area ?
Eleocharis cylindrica	Cylinder Spikerush	NP 2 7 9 10
Eleocharis elongata	Slim Spikerush	NP 1
Eleocharis engelmannii	Engelmann's Spikerush	NP 9
Eleocharis equisetoides	Jointed Spikesedge	NP 1 3 4
Eleocharis fallax	Creeping Spikerush	NP 2
Eleocharis flavescens var. flavescens	Yellow Spikerush	NP 1 2 3 4 6 7	not in my area
Eleocharis geniculata	Annual Spikerush, Pantropic Spikerush	NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10	Taylor	tiny ball of scales, no leaves
Eleocharis interstincta	Knotted Spikerush	NP 1 2 3 6 7	not in my area
Eleocharis lanceolata	Daggerleaf Spikerush	NA 3 4
Eleocharis macrostachya	Pale Spikerush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Brown	spear-point not much wider than stem, brown, white flowers
Eleocharis melanocarpa	Blackfruit Spikerush	NP	?
Eleocharis microcarpa	Smallfruit Spikerush	NA 1 2 3
Eleocharis minima	Small Spikerush	NA 2 3
Eleocharis montana	Mountain Spikerush	NP 1 2
Eleocharis montevidensis	Sand Spikerush, Giant Hairgrass	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Brown	elongate to spear-shape, wider than stem, brown, yellow flower
Eleocharis obtusa	Blunt Spikerush	NA/P 1 2 3 4 7 8	not in my area
Eleocharis occulata	Limestone Spikerush	NP	?
Eleocharis olivacea var. olivacea	Bright Green Spikerush	NP 2 3 4
Eleocharis palustris var. palustris	Common Spikerush, Largespike Spikerush, Pale Spikerush	NP 2 3 4 5 8 9	not in my area
Eleocharis parvula	Dwarf Spikerush, Hairgrass, Little-head Spikerush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Brown	tiny grass-like, spear-shape head,
Eleocharis quadrangulata	Squarestem Spikerush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6
Eleocharis quinqueflora	Fewflower Spikerush	NP 3 4 5
Eleocharis radicans	Rooted spikerush	NP 3 4 5
Eleocharis reverchonii	Reverchon's Spikerush	NA/P 2 3 4 6
Eleocharis rostellata	Beaked Spikerush	NP 3 4 6 7 8 9 10	not in my area
Eleocharis tenuis var. verrucosa	Slender Spikerush	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Eleocharis tortilis	Twisted Spikerush	NP 3 4
Eleocharis tuberculosa	Cone-cup Spikerush	NP 1 2
Eleocharis vivipara	Viviparous Spikerush	NP 3

Cyperaceae, Fimbristylis - Sedge family, Fimbry genus

Fimbristylis annua	Annual Fimbry	NA 1 2 4 7 10	not in my area
Fimbristylis autumnalis	Slender Fimbry	NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area
Fimbristylis caroliniana	Carolina Fimbry	NP 2
Fimbristylis castanea	Marsh Fimbry	NP 2 4
Fimbristylis decipiens	Southern Fimbry	NA 2
Fimbristylis dichotoma	Forked Fimbry	NP 1 2 7		like Purple Nutgrass
Fimbristylis littoralis	Fimbry	NA 1 2 3 4
Fimbristylis puberula var. interior var. puberula	Hairy Fimbry	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NP 2 3 NP 2 3 4	Brown	Very thin stem, multiple brown cones on short branches, two short bracts, leaves are mostly basal
Fimbristylis tomentosa	Woolly Fimbry	NA 1 2
Fimbristylis vahlii	Vahl's Fimbry	NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Taylor	Very thin stem, cluster of brown cones, two very long bracts, leaves are mostly basal but longer than inflorescence

Cyperaceae, Fuirena - Sedge family, Umbrella Sedge genus

Fuirena breviseta	Saltmarsh Umbrella Sedge	NP 1 2 3
Fuirena bushii	Bush's Umbrella Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Fuirena longa	Coastal Plain Umbrella Sedge	NP 2
Fuirena pumila	Dwarf Umbrella Sedge	NA 2 3 7	not in my area
Fuirena scirpoidea	Southern Umbrella Sedge	NA 2
Fuirena simplex var. aristulata var. simplex	Western Umbrella Sedge, Western Umbrellagrass	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NP 7 NP 3 4 7	Taylor, Brown not in my area not in my area	soft prickly pinecone, multi in a cluster on short stalks
Fuirena squarrosa	Hairy Umbrella Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 7	not in my area

Cyperaceae, Isolepis - Sedge family, Bulrush #1 genus

Isolepis carinata	Keeled Bulrush	NA 1 2 3 4 5 6
Isolepis cernua	Low Bulrush	NA 2
Isolepis molesta	Gulf Coast Bulrush	NA 1 2 3 4

Cyperaceae, Kyllinga - Sedge family, Spikesedge genus

Kyllinga brevifolia	Shortleaf Spikesedge	NP 1 2 3 4 7	not in my area
Kyllinga odorata	Fragrant Spikesedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4
Kyllinga pumila	Low Spikesedge	NA/P 1 3 5

Cyperaceae, Lipocarpha - Sedge family, Halfchaff Sedge genus

Lipocarpha aristulata	Awned Halfchaff Sedge	NA 4 5 7 10	not in my area
Lipocarpha drummondii	Drummond's Halfchaff Sedge	NA 1 2 3 4
Lipocarpha micrantha	Smallflower Halfchaff Sedge	NA 3 10

Cyperaceae, Rhynchospora - Sedge family, Beaksedge genus

Rhynchospora caduca	Anglestem Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3 4 7	not in my area
Rhynchospora capillacea	Needle Beaksedge	NP 7	not in my area
Rhynchospora capitellata	Brownish Beaksedge	NP 1 3 4
Rhynchospora cephalantha	Bunched Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora chalarocephala	Loosehead Beaksedge	NP 1 3
Rhynchospora colorata	Starrush whitetop	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	not in my area
Rhynchospora corniculata	Shortbristle Horned beaksedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6
Rhynchospora debilis	Savannah Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora divergens	Spreading Beaksedge	NP 2
Rhynchospora elliottii	Elliott's Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis	Fascicled Beaksedge	NP 1 2
Rhynchospora filifolia	Threadleaf Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3
Rhynchospora globularis var. globularis var. pinetorum	Globe Beaksedge	NA/P 1 2 3 4 9 NA/P 3 NP	?
Rhynchospora glomerata	Clustered Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Rhynchospora gracilenta	Slender Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3 4
Rhynchospora grayi	Gray's Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora harveyi var. harveyi	Harvey's Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6
Rhynchospora indianolensis	Indianola Beaksedge	NP 4
Rhynchospora inexpansa	Nodding Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora inundata	Narrowfruit Horned Beaksedge	NP	?
Rhynchospora latifolia	Sandswamp Whitetop	NP 1 2
Rhynchospora macra	Large Beaksedge	NP 1 3
Rhynchospora macrostachya	Tall Horned Beaksedge	NP 2 3 4 6
Rhynchospora microcarpa	Southern Beaksedge	NP 3
Rhynchospora miliacea	Millet Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora mixta	Mingled Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora nitens	Shortbeak Beaksedge	NA/P 1 2
Rhynchospora nivea	Showy Whitetop, Snowy Whitetop Sedge	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Brown	?
Rhynchospora oligantha	Featherbristle Beaksedge	NP 1 3 4
Rhynchospora perplexa	Pineland Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3
Rhynchospora plumosa	Plumed Beaksedge	NP 1
Rhynchospora pusilla	Fairy Beaksedge	NP 1 2
Rhynchospora rariflora	Fewflower Beaksedge	NP 1 2 3
Rhynchospora recognita	Globe Beaksedge	NP 1 3
Rhynchospora scirpoides	Longbeak Beaksedge	NA 1 3 7	not in my area
Rhynchospora stenophylla	Coastal Plain Beaksedge	NA/P 1 3
Rhynchospora tracyi	Tracy's Beaksedge	NP 1

Cyperaceae, Schoenoplectus - Sedge family, Bulrush #2 genus

Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus var. occidentalis	Hardstem Bulrush Hardstem Bulrush Tule	NP 4 7 8 9 10 NP 8 9 10 NP	Taylor not in my area ?	sharp cones in clusters, vertical red bract
Schoenoplectus americanus	Chairmaker's Bulrush	NP 2 5 8 9	not in my area	sharp cones in clusters
Schoenoplectus californicus	California Bulrush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	Brown	sharp cones in clusters
Schoenoplectus deltarum	Delta Bulrush	NP 2
Schoenoplectus erectus ssp. raynalii	Sharpscale Bulrush	NP 2
Schoenoplectus etuberculatus	Canby's Bulrush	NP 1
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus	Slender Bulrush	NP 8 9	not in my area	small cones on long branching branches
Schoenoplectus maritimus	Cosmopolitan Bulrush	NP 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	not in my area	sharp cones in clusters
Schoenoplectus pungens var. longispicatus	Common Threesquare	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	not in my area	cylinder
Schoenoplectus robustus	Sturdy Bulrush	NP 2 3 4
Schoenoplectus saximontanus	Rocky Mountain Bulrush	NP 2 4 6 7 8 9	Tom Green	no photos
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	Softstem Bulrush	NP 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10	not in my area	drooping flowers

Cyperaceae, Schoenus - Sedge family, Bogrush genus

Schoenus nigricans

Black Bogrush

NP 6 7

not in my area

Equisetaceae, Equisetum - Horsetail family, Scouringrush genus

Equisetum arvense

Field Horsetail

NP 9

whirls of narrow leaves

Equisetum hyemale

var. affine

Common Scouringrush, Horsetail

NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

not in my area

leaf ring

tiny prickly leaves

Equisetum laevigatum

Smooth Horsetail

NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

not in my area

Juncaceae, Juncus - Rush family, Rush genus

Juncus acuminatus	Tapertip Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 7 10	not in my area
Juncus anthelatus	Greater Poverty Rush	NP	?
Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis	Arctic Rush Baltic Rush	NP 8 9 10	not in my area
Juncus biflorus	Bog Rush	NP 1 3
Juncus brachycarpus	Whiteroot Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5
Juncus brachyphyllus	Tuftedstem Rush	NP	?
Juncus bufonius var. bufonius	Toad Rush	NA 1 2 3 4 5 7 10	Taylor	very pointed, branched
Juncus capitatus	Leafybract Dwarf Rush	IA 2 3 4 6
Juncus coriaceus	Leathery Rush	NP 1 2 3 6
Juncus debilis	Weak Rush	NA/P 1 2
Juncus dichotomus	Forked Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5
Juncus dudleyi	Dudley's Rush	NP 1 3 4 5 7 8	Taylor	points surrounding round seed, many heads, very long narrow bract
Juncus effusus var. solutus	Common Rush lLamp Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Juncus elliottii var. elliottii	Elliott's Rush	NP	?
Juncus filipendulus	Ringseed Rush	NP 3 4 5 6 7	Taylor, Brown	radial balls, long stems and branches, basal leaves
Juncus interior var. interior	Inland Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Callahan, Brown	points surrounding round seed, whirls of inflorescence, 2 short bracts
Juncus marginatus	Grassleaf Rush, Two-flower Rush, Needle Point Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10	Taylor, Callahan	points surrounding round seed in dense round clusters, many clusters, red & green
Juncus megacephalus	Bighead Rush	NP 2
Juncus mexicanus	Mexican Rush	NP	?
Juncus nodatus	Stout Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 7	not in my area
Juncus nodosus var. meridianus var. nodosus	Knotted Rush	NP 3 7 10	not in my area
Juncus polycephalus	Flatleaf Rush, Many-head Rush, Canada Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 7	Taylor	radial balls, branching
Juncus repens	Lesser Creeping Rush	NA/P 1 2 3 4
Juncus roemerianus	Needlegrass Rush	NP 1 2 3 4
Juncus saximontanus	Rocky Mountain Rush	NP 1 7 10	not in my area
Juncus scirpoides	Needlepod Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 7 8 10	not in my area
Juncus tenuis	Poverty Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 6
Juncus texanus	Texas Rush	NP 1 3 4 5 7	not in my area
Juncus torreyi	Torrey's Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Taylor, Nolan, Runnels, Coleman, Brown	radial balls, grooved leaf with partitions
Juncus trigonocarpus	Redpod Rush	NP 1 3
Juncus validus var. fascinatus var. validus	Roundhead Rush	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NP 2 3 4 5 7 NP 1 2 3 4 5 6	Eastland not in my area Eastland	radial balls on long branches

Juncaceae, Luzula - Rush family, Woodrush genus

Luzula bulbosa	Bulbous Woodrush	NP 1 2 3 6
Luzula echinata	Hedgehog Woodrush	NP 1 2 3

Typhaceae, Typha - Cattail family, Cattail genus

I find it interesting that the maps don't show any of these species in my overrun county!

Typha angustifolia	narrowleaf cattail	not in Texas
Typha domingensis	southern cattail	not in Texas
Typha latifolia	broadleaf cattail	NP 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10	not in my area

Waves of Grain Index - Grass

Email:
wildflowers"at"catnapin.com
to reduce spam, change "at" to @
please be specific