Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Index
| Latin names beginning with A | English Name |
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| Aira caryophyllea | Silver Hair-grass |
| Aira praecox | Early Hair-grass |
| Alopecurus geniculatus | Marsh Foxtail |
| Alopecurus pratensis | Meadow Foxtail |
| Ammophila arenaria | Marram |
| Anisantha madritensis | Compact Brome |
| Anisantha rigida | Rip-gut Brome |
| Anisantha sterilis | Barren Brome |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal-grass |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | False Oat-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with B | English name |
|---|---|
| Blysmus compressus | Flat Sedge |
| Blysmus rufus | Saltmarsh Flat-sedge |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Sea Club-rush |
| Brachypodium pinnatum | Tor-grass |
| Brachypodium retusum | Mediterranean False-brome |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | False Brome |
| Briza maxima (UK) | Greater Quaking-grass |
| Briza maxima (Crete) | Greater Quaking-grass |
| Briza media | Quaking-grass |
| Bromopsis inermis ssp inermis | Hungarian Brome |
| Bromopsis ramosa | Hairy-brome |
| Bromus hordeaceus ssp hordeaceus | Soft-brome |
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| Latin names beginning with C | English name |
|---|---|
| Calamagrostis epigejos | Wood Small-reed |
| Carex arenaria | Sand Sedge |
| Carex atrata | Black Alpine-sedge |
| Carex binervis | Green-ribbed Sedge |
| Carex capillaris | Hair Sedge |
| Carex caryophyllea | Spring Sedge |
| Carex curta | White Sedge |
| Carex digitata | Fingered Sedge |
| Carex disticha | Brown Sedge |
| Carex divulsa ssp divulsa | Grey Sedge |
| Carex echinata | Star Sedge |
| Carex elata | Tufted Sedge |
| Carex ericetorum | Rare Spring-sedge |
| Carex extensa | Long-bracted Sedge |
| Carex flacca | Glaucous Sedge |
| Carex hirta | Hairy Sedge |
| Carex hostiana | Tawny Sedge |
| Carex laevigata | Smooth-stalked Sedge |
| Carex limosa | Bog-sedge |
| Carex maritima | Curved Sedge |
| Carex nigra | Common Sedge |
| Carex ornithopoda | Bird's-foot Sedge |
| Carex otrubae | False Fox-sedge |
| Carex ovalis | Oval Sedge |
| Carex pallescens | Pale Sedge |
| Carex panicea | Carnation Sedge |
| Carex paniculata | Greater Tussock-sedge |
| Carex pendula | Pendulous sedge |
| Carex pilulifera | Pill Sedge |
| Carex pseudocyperus | Hop or Cyperus Sedge |
| Carex pulicaris | Flea Sedge |
| Carex recta | Estuarine Sedge |
| Carex remota | Remote Sedge |
| Carex riparia | Greater Pond-sedge |
| Carex rostrata | Bottle Sedge |
| Carex saxatilis | Russet Sedge |
| Carex sylvatica | Wood-sedge |
| Carex vesicaria | Bladder-sedge |
| Carex viridula ssp brachyrryncha | Long-stalked Yellow-sedge |
| Carex viridula ssp oedicarpa | Common Yellow Sedge |
| Carex x pseudoaxillaris = C. remota x C. otrubae | Hybrid Sedge |
| Catabrosa aquatica | Whorl-grass |
| Catapodium marinum | Sea Fern-grass |
| Catapodium rigidum | Fern-grass |
| Ceratochloa carinata | California Brome |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog's-tail |
| Cynosurus echinatus | Rough Dog's-tail |
| Cyperus fuscus | Brown Galingale |
| Cyperus eragrostis | Pale Galingale |
| Cyperus longus | Galingale |
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| Latin names beginning with D | English name |
|---|---|
| Dactylis glomerata | Cock's-foot Grass |
| Danthonia decumbens | Heath-grass |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy Hair-grass |
| Digitaria sanguinalis | Hairy Finger-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with E | English name |
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| Echinochloa crus-galli | Cockspur |
| Eleocharis palustris | Common Spike-rush |
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flowered Spike-rush |
| Eleogiton fluitans | Floating Club-rush |
| Elymus caninus | Bearded Couch |
| Elytrigia juncea ssp boreoatlantica | Sand Couch |
| Elytrigia repens ssp repens | Common Couch |
| Eriophorum angustifolum | Common Cottongrass |
| Eriophorum latifolium | Broad-leaved Cottongrass |
| Eriophorum vaginatum | Hare's-tail Cotton-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with F | English name |
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| Festuca arundinacea | Tall Fescue |
| Festuca longifolia | Blue Fescue |
| Festuca ovina | Sheep's Fescue |
| Festuca pratensis | Meadow Fescue |
| Festuca vivipara | Viviparous Sheep's-fescue |
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| Latin names beginning with G | English name |
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| Glyceria maxima | Reed Sweet-grass |
| Glyceria notata | Plicate Sweet-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with H | English name |
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| Helictotrichon pratense | Meadow Oat-grass |
| Hierochloe odorata | Holy Grass |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog |
| Hordeum marinum | Sea Barley |
| Hordeum murinum | Wall Barley |
| Hordeum secalinum | Meadow Barley |
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| Latin names beginning with I | English name |
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| Isolepsis setacea | Bristle Club-rush |
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| Latin names beginning with J | English name |
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| Juncus acutus | Sharp Rush |
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush |
| Juncus ambiguus | Frog Rush |
| Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush |
| Juncus balticus x Juncus inflexus | Hybrid Rush |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush |
| Juncus castaneus | Chestnut Rush |
| Juncus conglomeratus | Compact Rush |
| Juncus effusus | Soft-rush |
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush |
| Juncus gerardii | Saltmarsh Rush |
| Juncus inflexus | Hard Rush |
| Juncus maritimus | Sea Rush |
| Juncus squarrosus | Heath Rush |
| Juncus tenuis | Slender Rush |
| Juncus triglumis | Three-flowered Rush |
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| Latin names beginning with K | English name |
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| Kobresia simpliciuscula | False Sedge |
| Koeleria macrantha | Crested Hair-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with L | English name |
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| Lagurus ovatus | Hare's-tail |
| Leymus arenarius | Lyme-grass |
| Lolium multiflorum | Italian Rye-grass |
| Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass |
| Luzula campestris | Field Woodrush |
| Luzula multiflora ssp congesta | Heath Wood-rush |
| Luzula multiflora ssp multiflora | Heath Wood-rush |
| Luzula pilosa | Hairy Wood-rush |
| Luzula spicata | Spiked Wood-rush |
| Luzula sylvatica | Great Wood-rush |
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| Latin names beginning with M | English name |
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| Melica nutans | Mountain or Nodding Melick |
| Melica uniflora | Wood Melick |
| Mibora minima | Early Sand-grass |
| Milium effusum | Wood Millet |
| Milium vernale ssp sarniense | Early Millet |
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| Latin names beginning with N | English name |
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| Nardus stricta | Mat-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with P | English name |
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| Panicum miliacum | Common Millet |
| Parapholis strigosa | Hard-grass |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canary-grass |
| Phleum arenarium | Sand Cat's-tail |
| Phleum pratense | Timothy |
| Phleum phleoides | Purple-stem Cat's-tail |
| Phragmites australis | Common Reed |
| Poa alpina | Alpine Meadow-grass |
| Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass |
| Poa humilis | Spreading Meadow-grass |
| Poa infirma | Early Meadow-grass |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth Meadow-grass |
| Poa trivialis | Rough Meadow-grass |
| Polypogon monspeliensis | Annual Beard-grass |
| Polypogon viridis | Water Bent |
| Puccinellia distans ssp distans | Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass |
| Puccinellia maritima | Common Saltmarsh-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with S | English name |
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| Schoenoplectus pungens | Sharp Club-rush |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grey Clubrush |
| Sesleria caerulea | Blue Moor-grass |
| Setaria pumila | Yellow Bristle-grass |
| Spartina anglica | Common Cord-grass |
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| Latin names beginning with T | English name |
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| Tricophorum cespitosum ssp germanicum | Deergrass |
| Trisetum flavescens | Yellow Oat-grass |
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