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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.


 

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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

 

 

 


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