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Ruppia maritima is an aquatic plant species commonly known as beaked tasselweed, beaked ditchgrass, [citation needed] ditch grass, tassel pondweed and widgeon grass. [2] Despite its scientific name, it is not a marine plant; is perhaps best described as a salt-tolerant freshwater species. [3]
The name Kentucky bluegrass derives from its flower heads, which are blue when the plant is allowed to grow to its natural height of 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 feet). [9] Poa pratensis is the type species of the grass family Poaceae. Five subspecies are accepted. [10] Poa pratensis subsp. dolichophylla (Hack.) Portal – Corsica
Sedges are a large family of grass-like plants with many species that form a characteristic part of wetland vegetation. Bolboschoenus, club rushes. Carex, the true sedges, contains over 2,000 species, primarily found in wetland environments. Eleocharis, the spikerushes. Scirpus, bulrushes.
Andropogon glomeratus is a species of grass known by the common names bushy bluestem and bushy beardgrass.This bunchgrass is native to the Americas, where it is widespread. [2]
A man in Germany thatching a roof using reeds. Phragmites australis, the common reed, is used in many areas for thatching roofs. In the United Kingdom, common reed used for this purpose is known as "Norfolk reed" or "water reed".
The main roots are 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) deep, and the plants send out strong, tough rhizomes, so it forms very strong sod. [4] Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft). The stem base turns blue or purple as it matures. Big bluestem blooms in the summer and seeds into the fall.
Red tussock (Chionochloa rubra) is a useful species in aiding the reestablishment of natural habitats, particularly as a buffer plant around wetland areas. [8] C. rubra can be slow growing and prefers more cooler, wet and less humid climates. Though once established it is very resistant plant and can take plenty of abuse due to its hardy ...
Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species [2] of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and sedges. They often grow on infertile soils in a wide range of moisture conditions.