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MONOCOTS
181 species
Alismataceae
Arrowhead (Water-plantain) Family
Sagittaria latifolia
Broad-leaf Arrowhead
Hydrocharitaceae
Frog's-bit Family
Elodea canadensis
Canadian Waterweed
Elodea nuttallii
Western Waterweed
Araceae
Arum Family
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Calla palustris
Water Arum
Peltandra virginica
Green Arrow Arum
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk Cabbage
Lemnaceae
Duckweed Family
Lemna minor
Lesser Duckweed
Spirodela polyrrhiza
Greater Duckweed (Water Flaxseed)
Wolffia brasiliensis (papulifera)
Brazilian Watermeal
Wolffia columbiana
Colombian Watermeal
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Commelina communis
Asian Dayflower
Juncaceae
Rush Family
Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush
Juncus canadensis
Canadian Rush
Juncus effusus
Common Rush
Juncus tenuis
Poverty Rush
Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush
Cyperaceae
Sedge Family
Bulbostylis capillaris
Thread-leaf Beakseed
Carex argyrantha
Hay Sedge
Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica
Atlantic Sedge
Carex blanda
Blanda's Sedge
Carex brevior (merritt . femaldii)
Fescue Sedge
Carex bullata
Button Sedge
Carex canescens
Silvery Sedge
Carex cephalophora
Oval-leaf Sedge
Carex crinita
Fringed Sedge
Carex debilis
White-edge Sedge
Carex echinata (cephalantha)
Star Sedge
Carex flava
Yellow Sedge
Carex folliculata
Northern Long Sedge
Carex gracillima
Graceful Sedge
Carex gynandra
"Gynandra" Sedge
Carex intumescens
Greater Bladder Sedge
Carex lanuginosa (pellita)
Colonial (Vigorous) Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa
Woolly-fruit Sedge
Carex laxiflora
Broad Loose-flower Sedge
Carex lurida
Shallow Sedge
Carex nigra
Smooth Black Sedge
Carex normalis
Greater Straw Sedge
Carex pallescens
Pale Sedge
Carex panicea
Grass-like Sedge
Carex pensylvanica (lucorum)
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex plantaginea
Plantain-leaf Sedge
Carex pseudocyperus
Cypress-like Sedge
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many
check
JH
many
SC, TR
many
y
many
ID?
FHL, PS
NP, PS
SC, NP
JH, +
BB/FC
many
many
many
NP, TR
BB/FC
BB/FC
BB/FC
BB/FC ?
PS
TR
BB/FC, TR
BB/FC,JH
BB/FC, TR
BB/FC
JH, NP
check
BB/FC w
many
NP, TR
check
many
NP
BB/FC
BB/FC
BB/FC
BB/FC
BB/FC
many
NP
BB/FC
Monocot Plants: Sedges (start Grass) (cont .)
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Carex rosea
Rosy Sedge
Carex rostrata
Beaked Sedge
Carex scabrata
Eastern Rough Sedge
Carex scoparia
Broom Sedge
Carex spicata
"Spicata" Sedge
Carex stipata
Owl-fruit Sedge
Carex stricta
Tussock Sedge
Carex swanii
Swan's Sedge
Carex tenera
Quill Sedge
Carex trisperma
Three-seeded Sedge
Carex umbellata
Parasol Sedge
Carex vesicaria
Blister Sedge
Carex vestita
Velvet Sedge
Carex virescens
Ribbed Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox Sedge
Cyperus esculentus
Chufa Flatsedge
Cyperus filiculmis
"Filiculmis" Sedge
Dulichium arundinaceum
Three-way Sedge
Eleocharis acicularis
Needle Spikerush (Sp.-Sedge)
Eleocharis ovata (obtusa)
Ovate Spikerush (Sp.-Sedge)
Eleocharis palustris
Common Spikerush (Sp.--Sedge)
Eleocharis tenuis
Slender Spikerush (Sp .--Sedge)
Eriophorum virginicum
Tawny Cottongrass (C .-Sedge)
Rhynchospora capitellata
Brownish Beak-Sedge
Scirpus atrovirens
Green Bulrush (Bulsedge)
Scirpus cyperinus
Wool-"grass" (Woolsedge)
Scirpus (Bolboschoenus) fluviatilis
River Bulrush (Bulsedge) check
Scirpus microcarpus (rubrotinctus)
Panicled Bulrush (Bulsedge) BB/FC
Poaceae (ex Gramminae)
Agrostis canina
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis gigantea (alba)
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis perennans
Alopecurus pratensis
Andropogon gerardii
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Arrhenatherum elatius
Avena sativa
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus arvensis
Bromus inermis
Bromus tectorum
Calamagrostis canadensis
Cinna arundinacea
Dactylis glomerata
Danthonia compressa
Danthonia spicata
Grass Family
Velvet Bentgrass
Colonial Bentgrass
Redtop
Winter Bentgrass
Upland Bentgrass
Meadow Foxtail
Big Bluestem
Sweet Vernalgrass
Tall Oatgrass
Common Oat
Bearded Shorthusk
Field Brome
Smooth Brome
Cheatgrass (June Grass)
Bluejoint
Sweet Woodreed
Orchard Grass
Flattened Oatgrass
Poverty Grass
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many
TR
TR
many
BB/FC
BB/FC, TR
many
BB/FC, TR
BB/FC
BB/FC, NP
TR
BB/FC
many
NP, TR
many
check
JH, TR
TR
PS, TR
PS, TR
check
BB/FC
BW
TR, PS
many
many
BB/FC
BB/FC
BB/FC,
many
TR, +
BB/FC
check
many
BB/FC
NP
NP
NP
many
BB/FC,
BB/FC,
TR
many
BB/FC,
many
TR
TR
TR
TR
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Monocot Plants : Grasses (cont.)
Dichanthelium (below) often in genus Panicum)
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Tapered Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium clandestinum
Deer-tongue Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium columbianum
"Columbian" Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium commutatum
Variable Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium depauperatum
Starved Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Cypress Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium lanuginosum
- Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium leucothrix
- Panic-Grass
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Heller's Rosette-Grass
Dichanthelium villosissimum
White-hair Rosette-Grass
Digitaria sanguinalis
Hairy Crabgrass
Echinochloa crus-galli
Common Barnyard-Grass
Echinochloa muricata
Rough Barnyard-Grass
Eleusine indica
Indian Goose-Grass
Elymus hystrix
Eastern Bottle-brush Grass
Elymus virginicus
Virginia Wild-Rye
Elytrigia (Agropyron) repens
Quackgrass (Witch Grass)
Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple (Tumble) Love-Grass
Festuca elatior (arundinacea)
Tall Fescue
Festuca filiformis (capillata)
"European" Fescue
Festuca ovina
Sheep Fescue
Festuca pratensis
Meadow Fescue
Festuca rubra
Red Fescue
Glyceria canadensis
Rattlesnake Mannagrass
Glyceria grandis
American Mannagrass
Glyceria striata
Fowl Mannagrass
Holcus lanatus
Common Velvetgrass
Leersia oryzoides
Rice Cutgrass
Lolium perenne ssp . multiflorum
Italian Rye-Grass
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Wire-stem Muhly
Panicum capillare
Witch Grass
Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens
Red-top Panic-Grass
Paspalum setaceum
Thin Paspalum
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-Grass
Phleum pratense
Common Timothy Grass
Phragmites australis (communis)
Phragmites (Common Reed)
Poa annua
Annual Bluegrass
Poa compressa
Canada Bluegrass
Poa nemoralis
Wood Bluegrass
Poa palustris
Fowl Bluegrass
Poa pratensis
Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa trivialis
Rough Bluegrass
Schizachyrium (Andropogon) scoparium Little Bluestem
Secale cereale
Cultivated Rye
Setaria glauca
Yellow Foxtail-Grass
Vulpia myuros
Rat-tail Fescue
Zizania aquatica
Annual Wild-Rice
Sparganiaceae
Bur-reed Family
Sparganium americanum
American (Lesser) Bur-reed
Sparganium chlorocarpum
Green-fruit Bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
Giant (Broad-fruit) Bur-reed
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TR
many
BB/FC
TR
BB/FC, TR
TR
BB/FC
check
BB/FC
BB/FC
many
SC
BB/FC
NP
NP, PS
BB/FC
many
JH
BB/FC, PS
BB/FC, PS
DC/FG, +
BB/FC, PS
BB/FC, DC
BB/FC, TR
BB/FC, TR
many
many
many
many
NP, SC
SC
BB/FC
BB/FC
many
many
many
many
many
BB/FC, TR
BB/FC
many
SC
BB/FC, TR
check
BB/FC
BB/FC
AR, AV
BC/GT, PS
BW
check
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Monocot Plants : (cont.)
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Typhaceae
Cat-tail Family
Typha angustifolia
Narrow-leaf Cat-tail
many
Typha latifolia
Broad-leaf Cat-tail
many
Pontederiaceae
Water-hyacinth Family
Pontederia cordata
Pickerel-weed
many
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Allium canadense
NP
Meadow Garlic
Asparagus officinalis
Garden Asparagus
BC/GT, TR
Clintonia borealis
Yellow Blue-bead Lily
RH, JH
Convallaria majalis
European Lily-of-the-valley
many
Erythronium americanum
American Trout-Lily
SC, NP
Hemerocallis fulva
Orange Day-Lily
many
Hosta japonica
Japanese Plantain-Lily
DC/FG, NP
Hypoxis hirsuta
C. Goldstar (Yellow Star-grass)
NP, +
Lilium canadense
Canadian Lily
SC, +
Lilium philadelphicum
Wood Lily
SC, +
Lilium superbum
Turk's-cap Lily
check
Maianthemum canadense
Canada Mayflower
many
Maianthemum racemosum
False Solomon's-seal
many
Medeola virginiana
Indian Cucumber-root
many
Omithogalum umbellatum
Star-of-Bethlehem
check
Polygonatum biflorum
King (Great) Solomon's-seal
many
Polygonatum pubescens
Hairy Solomon's-seal
many
Streptopus amplexifolius
- EB/RC
Clasp-leaf Twisted-stalk
Trillium cemuum
Nodding Trillium
SC, AR
Trillium erectum
Red Trillium
NP
Uvularia sessilifolia
Sessile-leaf Bellwort (Wild-oats)
many
Veratrum viride
American False White Hellebore
NP, TR, +
Iridaceae
Iris Family
Iris pseudacorus
Pale Yellow Iris
(escaped, many)
Iris versicolor
Large Blue-flag Iris
many
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaf (Stout) Blue-eyed-grass many
Sisyrinchium atlanticum
Eastern Blue-eyed-grass
JH, +
Smilacaceae
Greenbrier Family
Smilax glauca
Cat Greenbrier
BC/GT, RH
Smilax herbacea
Smooth Carrion-flower
NP, +
Smilax rotundifolia
Round-leaf Greenbrier
many
Orchidaceae
Orchid Family
Cypripedium acaule
Pink Lady's-slipper
many
Epipactis helleborine
Helleborine
many
Goodyera pubescens
Downy Rattlesnake-plantain
many
Isotria verticillata
Purple Five-leaf Orchid
SC
(Larger Whorled Pogonia)
Platanthera lacera
Ragged (Green) Fringed-Orchid
BC/GT
Platanthera (Habenaria) psycodes
Lesser Purple Fringed-Orchid
check
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Rose Pogonia (Snake-mouth Orchid) check