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California Native Grasses, Rushes, Reeds & Sedges
The use of grass and grass
like plant material can add a variety of colors and textures and can soften
landscape settings. Ornamental and
native grasses can be used to create a dry streambed, a meadow effect, or simply
add upright structure in narrow areas. With
the numerous forms and textures of grasses, there is a grass that will work in
almost any landscape setting. For
example, Juncus patens has deep gray foliage with a stiff upright habit, whereas
Juncus patens ‘Carman’s Grey’ has bright green foliage with a weeping
habit.
*Without
a contractual agreement, material may be unavailable or only in limited
quantities during certain times of the year.
California
Native Grasses
| Taxonomic
Name |
Common
Name |
| Bouteloua
gracilis |
Blue
Grama Grass |
| Deschampsia
caespitosa |
Tufted
Hairgrass |
| Deschampsia
caespitosa ‘Goldenhaenge’ |
Tufted
Hairgrass Selection |
| Deschampsia
caespitosa ‘Susan’s Choice’ |
Tufted
Hairgrass Selection |
| Deschampsia
elongata |
Slender
Hairgrass |
| Distichlis
spicata |
Salt
Grass |
| Equisetum
hyemale |
Horsetail |
| Festuca
californica |
California
Fescue |
| Festuca
idahoensis ‘Warren Peak’ |
Idaho
Fescue Selection |
| Festuca
idahoensis 'Siskiyou Blue' |
Idaho
Fescue Selection |
| Leymus
condensatus |
Giant
Wild Rye |
| Leymus
condensatus 'Canyon Prince' |
Giant
Wild Rye Selection |
| Leymus
triticoides |
Beardless
Wild Rye |
| Leymus
triticoides 'Grey Dawn' |
Beardless
Wild Rye Selection |
| Melica
californica |
California
Melic |
| Melica
imperfecta |
Coast
Range Melic |
| Muhlenbergia
asperifolia |
Alkali
Muhly |
| Muhlenbergia
rigens |
Deergrass |
| Nassella
lepida |
Foothill
Needle Grass |
| Nassella
pulchra |
Purple
Needle Grass |
| Scirpus
cernuus |
Fiber
Optic Grass |
| Sporobolus
airoides |
Alkali
Dropseed |
California
Native Rushes
| Taxonomic
Name |
Common
Name |
| Eleocharis
macrostachya |
Spike
Rush |
| Eleocharis
montevidensis |
Spike
Rush |
| Juncus
acutus |
Spiny
Rush |
| Juncus
balticus |
NCN |
| Juncus
effusus |
Common
Rush |
| Juncus
effusus 'Quartz Creek' |
Quartz
Creek Rush |
| Juncus
mexicanus |
Mexican
Rush |
| Juncus
patens |
Rush |
| Juncus
patens 'Carman's Grey' |
Rush |
| Juncus
patens 'Elk's Blue' |
Rush |
| Juncus
xiphioides |
Flat-Bladed
Rush |
| *Scirpus
americanus |
Olney’s
Bulrush |
| Scirpus
cernuus |
Fiber
Optic Grass |
| *Scirpus
maritimus |
Alkali
Bulrush |
| *Scirpus
robustus |
Salt
Marsh Bulrush |
| *Scirpus
acutus |
Viscid
Bulrush |
| *Scirpus
californicus |
California
Bulrush |
California
Native Reeds
| Taxonomic
Name |
Common
Name |
| *Typha
latifolia |
Cat
Tail |
California
Native Sedges
| Taxonomic
Name |
Common
Name |
| Carex
barbarae |
Santa
Barbara Sedge |
| Carex
nudata |
California
Black-flowering Sedge |
| Carex
pansa |
California
Meadow Sedge |
| Carex
praegracilis |
Clustered
Field Sedge |
| Carex
spissa |
San
Diego Sedge |
| Carex
tumulicola |
Berkeley
Sedge |
| Cyperus
eragrostis |
Tall
Flat Sedge |
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