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