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CATSKILL
NATIVE
NURSERY
Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium, is a common old field species in the Catskills. Green to bluish green in the summer, it turns a beautiful golden-brown color in the fall
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Grasses, Sedges and Rushes
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Updated January 2009
Species
Common Name
Catskill Native?
Distribution
Available?
Big Bluestem
Yes
Yes
Andropogon gerardii ‘Pawnee’
Big Bluestem
Cultivar
-
No
Andropogon x ‘Silver Sunrise’
Bluestem Grass
Hybrid
-
Limited
Andropogon glomeratus
Bushy Beard Grass
No
No
Andropogon ternarius
Split Beard Bluestem
No
No
Andropogon virginicus
Broom Sedge
Yes
Yes
Boutelou curtipendula
Sideoats Grama
No
Yes
Boutelou curtipendula ‘Trailway’
Sideoats Grama
Cultivar
-
No
Boutelou gracilis
Blue Grama
No
Yes
Bromus ciliatus
Fringed Brome
Yes
June
Bromus kalmii
Prairie Brome
Yes
June
Bromus pubescens
Hairy Wood Chess
Yes
No
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue Joint
Yes
Yes
Carex appalachica
Appalachian Sedge
No
June
Carex bicknellii
Prairie Sedge
No
June
Carex buxbaumii
Buxbaum’s Sedge
No
June
Carex emoryi
Riverbank Tussock Sedge
No
Yes
Carex glaucodea
Blue Wood Sedge
Yes
June
Carex grayi
Gray's Sedge
Yes
Yes
Carex laxiculmis Bunny Blue™
Spreading Sedge
Yes
June
Carex lurida
Sallow Sedge
Yes
Yes
Carex muskingumensis
Palm Sedge
No
Yes
Carex muskingumensis ‘Little Midge’
Palm Sedge
Cultivar
-
June
Carex muskingumensis ‘Oehme’
Palm Sedge
Cultivar
-
Yes
Carex pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Sedge
Yes
Yes
Carex plantaginea
Plantain-leafed Sedge
Yes
Yes
Carex platyphylla
Silver Sedge
Yes
June
Carex radiata
Straight-styled Wood Sedge
Yes
June
Carex rosea
Rosy Sedge
Yes
Limited
Carex sprengelii
Long-beaked Sedge
No
June
Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge
Yes
Yes
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox Sedge
Yes
Yes
Chasmanthium latifolium
River Oats
No
Yes
Cinna arundinacea
Sweet Woodreed
Yes
June
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hairgrass
No
Yes
Deschampsia flexuosa
Wavy Hairgrass
Yes
NRCS Map
Yes
Diarrhena americana
Beak Grass
No
Limited
Eleocharis acicularis
Needle Spikerush
Yes
June
Eleocharis obtusa
Blunt Spikerush
Yes
Yes
Elymus hystrix
Bottlebrush Grass
Yes
June
Elymus riparius
Riverbank Wild Rye
Yes
Catskill
Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Lovegrass
Yes
Limited
Eragrostis trichodes
Sand Lovegrass
No
Yes
Glyceria canadensis
Rattlesnake Mannagrass
Yes
June
Glyceria striata
Fowl Manna Grass
Yes
Yes
Hierochloe hirta
Sweet Grass
No
Yes
Juncus effusus
Soft Rush
Yes
Yes
Juncus effusus ‘Spiralis’
Soft Rush
Cultivar
-
Yes
Juncus effusus ‘Unicorn’
Soft Rush
Cultivar
-
Yes
Juncus tenuis
Slender or Path Rush
Yes
No
Juncus torreyi
Torrey’s Rush
Yes
June
Luzula acuminata
Little Woodrush
Yes
June
Luzula multiflora
Common Woodrush
Yes
No
Panicum rigidulum var. stipatum
Redtop Panic Grass
Yes
Yes
Panicum virgatum
Switch Grass
Yes
Yes
Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
Limited
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Panicum virgatum ‘Rostrahlbusch’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
No
Panicum virgatum ‘Ruby Ribbons’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Panicum virgatum ‘Thundercloud’
Switchgrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem
Yes
Yes
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’
Little Bluestem
 
-
Yes
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Great Bulrush
Yes
No
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
‘Albescens’
Great Bulrush
Cultivar
-
Yes
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
‘Zebrinus’
Great Bulrush
Cultivar
-
Yes
Scirpus cyperinus
Woolgrass
Yes
Yes
Scirpus pendulus
Nodding Bulrush
Yes
June
Sorghastrum nutans
Indiangrass
No
Yes
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Indian Steel’
Indiangrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’
Indiangrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Sparganium americanum
Lesser Bur-reed
Yes
Yes
Spartina pectinata
Prairie Cordgrass
Lowlands
No
Spartina pectinata ‘Aureo-marginata’
Variegated Prairie Cordgrass
Cultivar
-
Yes
Sporobolus compositus
Tall Dropseed
Yes
Limited
Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
No
Yes
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