This list shows 96 grasses that are native to your location, and are carried in nurseries. Plants are ordered by their popularity in gardening applications.
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1. Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
2. Hairawn Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris
3. Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
4. Purple Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
5. Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
6. Awl-Fruited Sedge
Carex stipata
7. Splitbeard Bluestem
Andropogon ternarius
8. Elliott’s Love Grass
Eragrostis elliottii
9. Wiregrass
Aristida stricta
10. Common Rush
Juncus effusus
11. Eastern Gamagrass
Tripsacum dactyloides
12. Starrush Whitetop
Rhynchospora colorata
13. Saltgrass
Distichlis spicata
14. Haspan Flat Sedge
Cyperus haspan
15. Slender Woodoats
Chasmanthium laxum
16. Giant Cane
Arundinaria gigantea
17. Sugarcane Plumegrass
Saccharum giganteum
18. Seashore Paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
19. Arrowfeather Threeawn
Aristida purpurascens
20. Creek Sedge
Carex amphibola
21. Bushy Bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus
22. Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
23. Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
24. Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
25. Maidencane
Panicum hemitomon
26. Gulf Coast Spikerush
Eleocharis cellulosa
27. Eggleaf Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium ovale
28. Softstem Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
29. Broomsedge Bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
30. Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
31. Longhair Sedge
Carex comosa
32. Purpletop Tridens
Tridens flavus
33. Tapered Rosette Grass
Panicum acuminatum
34. Beach Dropseed
Sporobolus virginicus
35. Knotted Spikerush
Eleocharis interstincta
36. Blue Crowngrass
Paspalum caespitosum
37. Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
38. Three-Way Sedge
Dulichium arundinaceum
39. Black Needlerush
Juncus roemerianus
40. Carpet Grass
Axonopus compressus
41. Common Carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
42. Common Threesquare
Schoenoplectus pungens
43. Swamp Sawgrass
Cladium mariscus
44. Seacoast Bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus
45. Sweet Grass
Muhlenbergia sericea
46. Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus
47. Manyspike Flatsedge
Cyperus polystachyos
48. Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
49. Smooth Cordgrass
Sporobolus alterniflorus
50. Needlepod Rush
Juncus scirpoides
51. Variable Panicgrass
Panicum commutatum
52. Margined Rush
Juncus marginatus
53. Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
54. Horsetail Paspalum
Paspalum repens
55. Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
56. Lesser Creeping Rush
Juncus repens
57. Sawgrass
Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense
58. Knotgrass
Paspalum distichum
59. Saltmeadow Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
60. Maiden Cane
Paspalum dissectum
61. Brownseed Paspalum
Paspalum plicatulum
62. Walter’s Sedge
Carex striata
63. Horsetail Spike-Rush
Eleocharis equisetoides
64. Prairie Wedgescale
Sphenopholis obtusata
65. California Bulrush
Schoenoplectus californicus
66. Fall Panicgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
67. False Nutsedge
Cyperus strigosus
68. Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
69. Bristly-Stalked Sedge
Carex leptalea
70. Tropical Flat Sedge
Cyperus surinamensis
71. Bent Spikerush
Eleocharis geniculata
72. Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
73. Beaked Panic Grass
Coleataenia anceps
74. Texas Panicgrass
Coleataenia rigidula
75. Bearded Sprangletop
Diplachne fusca subsp. fascicularis
76. Carabao Grass
Paspalum conjugatum
77. Purple Sandgrass
Triplasis purpurea
78. Dichotomous Panic Grass
Dichanthelium dichotomum
79. Coast Cockspur Grass
Echinochloa walteri
80. Forked Rush
Juncus dichotomus
81. Shortspike Bluestem
Andropogon brachystachyus
82. Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
83. Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora corniculata
84. Annual Sedge
Cyperus compressus
85. Needleleaf Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium aciculare
86. Lopsided Indian Grass
Rottboellia rugosa
87. Small-Fruited Spikesedge
Eleocharis microcarpa
88. Broadleaf Signalgrass
Urochloa platyphylla
89. American Cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
90. Sourgrass
Digitaria insularis
91. Gulf Cordgrass
Sporobolus spartinae
92. Itch Grass
Rottboellia campestris
93. Threeawn
Aristida virgata
94. Coastal Plain Flatsedge
Cyperus cuspidatus
95. Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
96. Tall Swamp Panicgrass
Dichanthelium scabriusculum
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