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Achnatherum calamagrostis 97, 168, 168
Achnatherum calamagrostis ‘Lemperg’ 168
Achnatherum coronatum 168
Achnatherum extremiorientale 169
Achnatherum hymenoides 169
Acorus gramineus 169
Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ 169
Acorus gramineus ‘Variegatus’ 169, 169
African lovegrass. See Eragrostis curvula
Agropyron magellanicum. See Elymus magellanicus
Agrostis 169
Agrostis capillaris. See Agrostis nebulosa
Agrostis nebulosa 170
alkali dropseed. See Sporobolus airoides
alkali sacaton. See Sporobolus airoides
Alopecurus 170
Alopecurus pratensis ‘Variegatus’ 170
American beach grass. See Ammophila breviliguta
American dune grass. See Leymus mollis
American manna grass. See Glyceria grandis
Ammophila breviligulata 170
Ammophila breviligulata ‘Cape’ 170
Ammophila breviligulata ‘Hattersas’ 170
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus 170, 171
Andropogon 170
Andropogon barbinodis. See Bothriochloa barbinodis
Andropogon gerardii ‘Lord Snowden’s Big Blue’ 171
Andropogon gerardii ‘New Wave’ 172
Andropogon glomeratus 172
Andropogon virginicus 172
Andropogon virginicus var. abbreviatus. See Andropogon glomeratus
Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus 172
Anemanthele 172
Anemanthele lessoniana 73, 75, 83, 107, 109, 110, 123, 152, 152, 158, 172, 173
Anemanthele lessoniana ‘Gold Hue’ 172
Anemone pulsatilla 77
Andropogon scoparium. See Schizachyrium scoparium
Aristida purpurea 45, 59, 60–61, 67, 173
Arrhenatherum 173
Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’ 173
Arundo donax 22, 118, 174, 174
Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ 174
Arundo donax ‘Macrophylla’ 119, 174
Arundo donax ‘Variegata’. See Arundo donax ‘Versicolor’
Arundo donax ‘Versicolor’ 174, 174
Arundo formosana 175
Arundo formosana ‘Green Fountain’ 175
Arundo formosana ‘Oriental Gold’ 175
Arundo pliniana. See Arundo plinii
Arundo plinii 175
Atlas fescue. See Festuca mairei
Australian blue grass. See Poa labillardieri
Australian feathergrass. See Austrostipa
Austrostipa elegantissima 175, 175
Austrostipa ramosissima 175
autumn flame miscanthus. See Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’
autumn moor grass. See Sesleria autumnalis
B
Bbamboo muhly. See Muhlenbergia dumosa
Baumea 175
Baumea rubiginosa 176
Baumea rubiginosa ‘Variegata’ 176
beach grass. See Ammophila
beardgrass. See Andropogon, Bothriochloa, B. bladhii, Schizachyrium
bent grass. See Agrostis
big bluestem. See Andropogon gerardii
black sedge. See Carex nigra
blood grass. See Imperata
blue fescue. See Festuca glauca
blue grama. See Bouteloua gracilis
blue grass. See Poa
blue hair grass. See Koeleria glauca
blue moor grass. See Sesleria caerulea
blue oat grass. See Helictotrichon sempervirens
blue wheatgrass. See Elymus magellanicus
blue-green moor grass. See Sesleria heufleriana
bluestem. See Schizachyrium
Boer lovegrass. See Eragrostis chloromelas
Bothriochloa barbinodis 176
Bothriochloa bladhii 94, 176, 176
Bothriochloa caucasica. See Bothriochloa bladhii
bottlebrush grass. See Elymus hystrix
Bouteloua 37, 45, 67, 86, 92, 139, 176
Bouteloua curtipendula 176
Bouteloua gracilis 27, 177, 177
bristle grass. See Setaria macrostycha
Briza media 45, 47, 67, 132, 177, 178
Briza media ‘Golden Bee’ 177, 178
Briza media ‘Limouzi’ 177
Briza media ‘Russells’ 177, 178
broadleaved cotton grass. See Eriophorum latifolium
broadleaved sedge. See Carex plantaginea, C. siderosticha
brome. See Bromus
Bromus 179
Bromus inermis 179
Bromus inermis ‘Skinner’s Gold’ 179
broomsedge. See Andropogon virginicus
brown sedge. See Carex brunnea, C. tenuiculmis
Buchloe 132
bulrush. See Typha
bushy beardgrass. See Andropogon glomeratus
C
Calamagrostis 45, 97, 99, 110, 140, 166, 179
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora 179
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Avalanche’ 179, 180
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Eldorado’ 179
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ 50, 51, 61, 74–75, 78, 97, 179, 180
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Overdam’ 179
Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Stricta’. See Calamagrostis ×acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha. See Calamagrostis brachytricha
Calamagrostis brachytricha 37, 38, 110, 179, 181
Calamagrostis emodensis 181
Calamagrostis epigejos 181
Calamagrostis nutkaensis 182
California bulrush. See Schoenoplectus californicus
California fescue. See Festuca californica
California gray rush. See Juncus patens
California meadow sedge. See Carex pansa
Californian melic. See Melica californica
Canada wild rye. See Elymus canadensis
canary grass. See Phalaris Carex 66–67, 93, 100, 103–104, 110, 115, 118, 123, 132, 139, 139, 140, 150, 161, 182
Carex alba 182
Carex albicans 183
Carex arenaria 183
Carex berggrenii 183
Carex brunnea 183
Carex brunnea ‘Jenneke’ 183
Carex brunnea ‘Variegata’ 183
Carex buchananii 183
Carex comans 183
Carex comans ‘Bronze’ 184
Carex comans ‘Frosted Curls’ 184
Carex comans ‘Milk Chocolate’ 184
Carex conica 184
Carex conica ‘Marginata’. See Carex conica ‘Snowline’
Carex conica ‘Snowline’ 184
Carex conica ‘Variegata’. See Carex conica ‘Snowline’
Carex dipsacea 42, 120, 123, 184
Carex dipsacea ‘Dark Horse’ 184
Carex divulsa 42, 44, 67, 104, 115, 184
Carex elata ‘Aurea’ 39, 113, 115, 118–119, 184, 185
Carex elata ‘Knightshayes’ 184
Carex flacca ‘Blue Zinger’ 185
Carex flagellifera 185
Carex flava 185
Carex fortunei. See Carex morrowii
Carex morrowii 185
Carex morrowii ‘Fisher’s Form’ 185
Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ 103, 103, 185
Carex morrowii ‘Silk Tassel’ 185
Carex morrowii ‘Variegata’ 186
Carex muskingumensis 110–111, 119, 186
Carex muskingumensis ‘Ice Fountains’ 186
Carex muskingumensis ‘Little Midge’ 186
Carex muskingumensis ‘Oehme’ 186
Carex muskingumensis ‘Silberstreif’ 186
Carex nigra 186
Carex nigra ‘Online’ 186
Carex nigra ‘Variegata’ 186
Carex obnupta ‘Golden Day’ 186, 186
Carex oshimensis 186
Carex oshimensis ‘Evergold’ 104, 105, 187
Carex oshimensis ‘Gold Strike’ 187
Carex panicea 187
Carex pansa 187
Carex pendula 187
Carex pendula ‘Moonraker’ 187
Carex pensylvanica 124–125, 187
Carex phyllocephala 187
Carex phyllocephala ‘Sparkler’ 187
Carex plantaginea 187
Carex praegracilis 44, 67, 116, 132, 129, 130–131, 133, 134, 153, 188
Carex riparia 188
Carex riparia ‘Variegata’ 188
Carex secta 42, 116, 119, 166, 188
Carex siderosticha 188
Carex siderosticha ‘Banana Boat’ 188
Carex siderosticha ‘Variegata’ 188
Carex ‘Silver Sceptre’ 104, 182, 183
Carex solandri 188
Carex spissa 188
Carex stricta 189
Carex tenuiculmis ‘Cappuccino’ 189, 189
Carex testacea 42, 43, 88, 105, 120, 122, 123, 189
Carex testacea ‘Old Gold’ 189
Carex trifida ‘Rehoku Sunrise’ 190
carnation grass. See Carex flacca
carnation sedge. See Carex panacea
cattail. See Typha
chalky bluestem. See Andropogon virginicus var.glaucus
Chasmanthium 190
Chasmanthium latifolium 100, 101, 110, 190
Chasmanthium latifolium ‘River Mist’ 190
Chasmanthium laxum 190
Chilean needle grass. See Nassella neesiana
Chinese palm sedge. See Carex phyllocephala
Chinese reed grass. See Calamagrostis emodensis
Chionochloa 190
Chionochloa conspicua 190
Chionochloa flavicans 190
cloud grass. See Agrostis nebulosa
club rush. See Schoenoplectus
coast melic. See Melica imperfecta
coast switch grass. See Panicum amarum
common bulrush. See Typha latifolia
common cattail. See Typha latifolia
common club rush. See Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani
common cotton grass. See Eriophorum angustifolium
common reed. See Phragmites australis
common rush. See Juncus effusus
Cortaderia 190
Cortaderia argentea. See Cortaderia selloana
Cortaderia conspicua. See Cortaderia fulvida
Cortaderia fulvida 192
Cortaderia jubata 192
Cortaderia jubata ‘Candy Floss’ 192
Cortaderia richardii 192
Cortaderia selloana ‘Albolineata’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Aureolineata’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Evita’ 192, 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Gold Band’. See Cortaderia selloana ‘Aureolineata’
Cortaderia selloana ‘Monstrosa’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Patagonia’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Point du Raz’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Rendatleri’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Silver Comet’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Splendid Star’ 193
Cortaderia selloana ‘Sunningdale Silver’ 80, 193
Cortaderia toetoe 193
cotton grass. See Eriophorum
cotton sedge. See Eriophorum angustifolium
creeping soft grass. See Holcus mollis
creeping wild rye. See Leymus triticoides
crested hair grass. See Koeleria macrantha
Cyperus alternifolius. See Cyperus involucratus
Cyperus involucratus 193
Cyperus longus 194
D
deer grass. See Muhlenbergia rigens
Deschampsia 67, 104, 109, 132, 139, 194
Deschampsia cespitosa 20–21, 45, 67, 110, 132, 194
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Bronzeschleier’ 194
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Fairy’s Joke’. See Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Schottland’
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldtau’ 194, 194
Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. holciformis 195
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Northern Lights’ 195
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Schottland’ 195
Deschampsia cespitosa var. vivipara 195
Deschampsia flexuosa 195
Deschampsia flexuosa ‘Aurea’ 195
Deschampsia flexuosa ‘Hohe Tatra’. See Deschampsia flexuosa ‘Aurea’
Deschampsia flexuosa ‘Tatra Gold’. See Deschampsia flexuosa ‘Aurea’
Desmoschoenus 195
Desmoschoenus spiralis 195
Dichromena latifolia. See Rhynchospora latifolia
Distichlis 195
Distichlis spicata 135–136, 195
dropseed. See Sporobolus
dune grass. See Ammophila
E
eastern needle grass. See Achnatherum extremiorientale
Egyptian paper reed. See Cyperus papyrus
Elymus arenarius. See Leymus arenarius
Elymus canadensis 196
Elymus cinereus. See Leymus cinereus
Elymus condensatus. See Leymus condensatus
Elymus glaucus. See Leymus racemosus
Elymus mollis. See Leymus mollis
Elymus racemosus. See Leymus racemosus
Elymus solandri 197
Eragrostis 37, 39, 67, 92, 99–100, 148, 165, 197
Eragrostis chloromelas 197
Eragrostis curvula 45, 67, 146–147, 197, 198
Eragrostis curvula var. conferta. See Eragrostis chloromelas
Eragrostis curvula ‘S&SH10’ 197
Eragrostis curvula ‘Totnes Burgundy’ 120, 123, 198, 198
Eragrostis elliottii 198
Eragrostis elliottii ‘Tallahassee Sunset’ 199
Eragrostis spectabilis 67, 199, 199
Eragrostis trichodes ‘Bend’ 199
Erianthus ravennae. See Saccharum ravennae
Eriophorum angustifolium 112, 113, 200
Eriophorum latifolium 200
Eriophorum vaginatum 200
Eriophorum virginicum 200, 200
eulalia. See Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis
European beach grass. See Ammophila arenaria
European dune grass. See Leymus arenarius
European feather grass. See Stipa pennata, Stipapulcherrima
F
feather grass. See Jarava, Stipa, Stipa barbata
feather reed grass. See Calamagrostis ×acutiflora, Calamagrostis epigejos
feather speargrass. See Austrostipa elegantissima
feathertop. See Pennisetum villosum
fescue. See Festuca
Festuca 67, 87, 88, 99, 123, 139, 139, 150, 166, 200
Festuca amethystina ‘Superba’ 201
Festuca californica 201
Festuca californica ‘Horse Mountain Green’ 201
Festuca glauca 39, 87, 201, 202
Festuca glauca ‘Blue Fox’ 201
Festuca glauca ‘Blue Note’ 201
Festuca glauca ‘Boulder Blue’ 201
Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ 87, 151, 201
Festuca glauca ‘Golden Toupee’ 201
Festuca glauca ‘Siskiyou Blue’ 123, 201
Festuca idahoensis 202
Festuca idahoensis ‘Snow Mountain’ 202
Festuca idahoensis ‘Tomales Bay’ 87, 202
Festuca mairei 202
Festuca rubra ‘Jughandle’ 203
Festuca rubra ‘Molate Blue’ 203
Festuca rubra ‘Patrick’s Point’ 87, 203
Festuca ‘Siskiyou Blue’. See Festuca glauca ‘Siskiyou Blue’
Festuca valesiaca 203
Festuca valesiaca var. glaucantha 203
foothill melic. See Melica imperfecta
foothill needle grass. See Nassella lepida
fountain grass. See Pennisetum, P. alopecuroides, P. incomptum, P. macrourum, P. massaicum
fox squirreltail. See Hordeum jubatum
foxtail. See Alopecurus, Setaria
foxtail barley. See Hordeum
foxtail grass. See Pennisetum alopecuroides, P. incomptum, P. macrourum, P. massaicum
G
galingale. See Cyperus longus
giant blue rye. See Leymus racemosus
giant bulrush. See Schoenoplectus californicus
giant miscanthus. See Miscanthus floridulus, M. ×giganteus
giant needle grass. See Achnatherum coronatum
giant oat grass. See Stipa gigantea
giant reed. See Arundo donax
giant rhubarb. See Gunnera tinctoria
giant sacaton. See Sporobolus wrightii
giant wild rye. See Leymus condensatus
glaucous sedge. See Carex flacca
Glyceria grandis 203
Glyceria maxima 204
Glyceria maxima var. variegata 204, 204
golden meadow foxtail. See Alopecurus pratensis ‘Variegatus’
golden sand sedge. See Desmoschoenus spiralis
grama grass. See Bouteloua
greater reedmace. See Typha latifolia
greater pond sedge. See Carex riparia
greater wood rush. See Luzula sylvatica
grey moor grass. See Sesleria nitida
grey sedge. See Carex divulsa
grey wild rye. See Leymus cinereus
greybeard grass. See Spodiopogon
Gunnera tinctoria 115
H
hachijo susuki. See Miscanthus sinensis var.condensatus
hair grass. See Deschampsia, D. flexuosa, Koeleria
hairy sedge. See Carex comans
hairy wood rush. See Luzula acuminata
hakone grass. See Hakonechloa, H. macra
Hakonechloa macra 43, 106, 110, 119, 128, 204
Hakonechloa macra ‘Alboaurea’. See Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Hakonechloa macra ‘Albostriata’. See Hakonechloa macra ‘Albovariegata’
Hakonechloa macra ‘Albovariegata’ 205
Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ 205
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ 107, 108, 205, 205
Hakonechloa macra ‘Beni Fuchi’ 205
Hakonechloa macra ‘Lucarred’. See Hakonechloa macra ‘Mulled Wine’
Hakonechloa macra ‘Mulled Wine’ 205
Hakonechloa macra ‘Nicolas’ 205
Hakonechloa macra ‘Stripe it Rich’ 205
hard rush. See Juncus inflexus
hardy sugar cane. See Saccharum arundinaceum
hare’s tail. See Eriophorum vaginatum
Helictotrichon 87, 88, 99, 153, 205
Helictotrichon sempervirens 45, 87, 89, 100, 101, 206, 206
Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Pendulum’ 206
Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Saphirsprudel’ 206
Himalayan fairy grass. See Miscanthus nepalensis
hime-kan-suge. See Carex conica
Holcus 206
Holcus mollis 206
Holcus mollis ‘Albovariegatus’. See Holcus mollis ‘Variegatus’
Holcus mollis ‘Variegatus’ 206
hook sedge. See Uncinia, Uncinia rubra
Hordeum 206
Hystrix patula 110
I
Idaho fescue. See Festuca idahoensis
Imperata 207
Imperata brevifolia 207
Imperata cylindrica 207
Imperata cylindrica ‘Red Baron’. See Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’
Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’ 119, 123, 208, 208
Indian grass. See Sorghastrum, Sorghastrum nutans
Indian rice grass. See Achnatherum hymenoides, Oryzopsis milacea
J
Japanese silver grass. See Miscanthus
Jarava ichu 95, 122, 123, 208, 209
Juncus 100, 111, 113, 115, 118, 140, 208
Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii 209
Juncus acutus subsp. sphaerocarpus. See Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii
Juncus effusus ‘Carman’s Japanese’ 209
Juncus effusus ‘Curly Gold Strike’ 209
Juncus effusus ‘Curly-wurly’ 210
Juncus effusus ‘Gold Strike’ 210
Juncus effusus var. spiralis 210
Juncus ensifolius 210
Juncus inflexus 20–21, 118, 210
Juncus inflexus ‘Afro’ 210
Juncus inflexus ‘Lovesick Blues’ 210
Juncus militaris 118
Juncus patens 210
Juncus patens ‘Carman’s Gray’ 210
Juncus patens ‘Elk Blue’ 210, 210
K
kan suge. See Carex morrowii
kari yasu modoki. See Miscanthus oligostachyus
Koeleria cristata. See Koeleria macrantha
Koeleria glauca 211
Koeleria macrantha 17, 132, 211
Koeleria pyramidata, 211
Korean feather reed grass. See Calamagrostis brachytricha
L
leatherleaf sedge. See Carex buchananii
lesser bulrush. See Typha angustifolia
Leymus 86–87, 99, 211. See also Elymus
Leymus arenarius 84–85, 87, 133, 134, 211
Leymus arenarius ‘Findhorn’ 212
Leymus arenarius
‘Glaucus’. See Leymus arenarius
Leymus cinereus 212
Leymus condensatus ‘Canyon Prince’ 45, 87, 212
Leymus mollis 212
Leymus triticoides 212
Leymus triticoides ‘Shell Creek’ 212
lily grass. See Ophiopogon
Lindheimer’s muhly. See Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
little bluestem. See Schizachyrium scoparium
lovegrass. See Eragrostis, E. elliottii
Luzula 100, 110, 115, 118, 140, 212
Luzula acuminata 213
Luzula sylvatica 110, 112, 213
Luzula sylvatica ‘Aurea’ 110, 214, 214
Luzula sylvatica ‘Hohe Tatra’ 214
Luzula sylvatica ‘Marginata’ 110, 214
Luzula sylvatica ‘Taggart’s Cream’ 214
lyme grass. See Leymus, Leymus arenarius
M
Machaerina rubiginosa. See Baumea rubiginosa
manna. See Glyceria, G. Maxima
marram. See Ammophila and A. arenaria
melic. See Melica
Melica altissima 214
Melica californica 214
Melica imperfecta 214
Melica uniflora 215
Melica uniflora ‘Alba’ 215
Melica uniflora ‘Variegata’ 215, 215
Melinis 215
Mendecino reed grass. See Calamagrostis foliosa
Mexican feather grass. See Nassella tenuissima
Milium effusum ‘Aureum’ 216
Milium effusum ‘Yaffle’ 216, 216
millet. See Panicum
miniature cattail. See Typha minima
Miscanthus 27, 30, 38, 39, 45, 54, 55, 74, 81, 104, 110, 112, 118, 123, 148, 161, 164–165, 216
Miscanthus condensatus. See Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus
Miscanthus floridulus 217
Miscanthus ×giganteus 51, 118, 217, 217
Miscanthus nepalensis 94, 94, 218, 218
Miscanthus oligostachyus 218
Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’ 218
Miscanthus sacchariflorus 165, 218
Miscanthus sacchariflorus ‘Gotemba’ 218
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Abundance’ 51, 75, 104, 106, 123, 218, 219
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Afrika’ 219
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Andante’ 219
Miscanthus sinensis ‘China’ 219
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Cindy’ 219, 220
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 223
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmo Revert’ 224
Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’ 104, 224
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Dixieland’ 104, 219
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Dronning Ingrid’ 219
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Elfin’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Emmanuel Lepage’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Etincelle’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ferner Osten’ 39, 40, 41, 74–75, 80, 220, 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Flamingo’ 41, 42, 74–75, 82, 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gewitterwolke’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Bar’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Goliath’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus Nanus’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Graziella’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Haiku’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Hermann Mussël’ 220, 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Huron Sunrise’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kaskade’ 220
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Fontäne’ 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Silberspinne’ 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Kitten’ 75, 123, 221, 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Little Zebra’ 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Malepartus’ 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’ 41, 117, 123, 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Nippon’ 221
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Positano’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Professor Richard Hansen’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens. See Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Red Spear’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Rigoletto’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Roterpfeil’ 222, 223
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Rotsilber’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Sarabande’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Silberfeder’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Strictus’ 222
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Undine’ 223
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ 104, 223
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Yakushima Dwarf’ 223
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zebrinus’ 113, 115, 223
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Zwergelefant’ 223, 223
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis 224
Miscanthus transmorrisonensis ‘Ferndown’ 224
Molinia 39, 62, 74, 81, 109, 140, 148, 224
Molinia altissima. See Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea
Molinia arundinacea. See Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea
Molinia ‘Autumn Charm’ 224
Molinia caerulea 42, 51, 57, 58, 62–63, 67, 75, 110, 112, 118, 144, 224. See also Molinia caerulea
subsp. arundinacea, Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 49, 119, 224
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Bergfreund’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Cordoba’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Karl Foerster’ 48, 75, 225, 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Skyracer’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Transparent’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Windsaule’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Windspiel’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea ‘Zuneigung’ 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 225
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Dauerstrahl’ 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Edith Dudszus’ 24, 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Heidebraut’ 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Moorflamme’ 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Moorhexe’ 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Poul Petersen’ 64, 65, 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Strahlenquelle’ 226
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea ‘Variegata’ 113, 115, 226
Molinia litoralis. See Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea
mondo grass. See Ophiopogon, O. japonicus, O. planiscapus
moor grass. See Molinia, Sesleria
mop head sedge. See Carex flagellifera
mosquito grass. See Bouteloua gracilis
Muhlenbergia capillaris 89, 226
Muhlenbergia dumosa 89–90, 226, 227
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri 89, 227
Muhlenbergia rigens 41, 89, 94, 94, 95, 137, 227, 227
Muhlenbergia rigida ‘Nashville’ 89
muhly. See Muhlenbergia
N
narrow-leaved cattail. See Typha angustifolia
Nassella 45, 67, 87, 98–99, 133, 150, 227
Nassella neesiana 228
Nassella tenuissima 45, 46, 97, 99, 151, 228, 228
Nassella trichotoma 229
needle grass. See Achnatherum, Jarava, Nassella, Stipa
New Zealand blue sedge. See Carex trifida
New Zealand forest sedge. See Carex solandri
New Zealand tussock sedge. See Carex secta
nodding needle grass. See Nassella cernua
nutbrown sedge. See Carex berggrenii
O
oat grass. See Arrhenatherum, Helictotrichon
onion couch. See Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum ‘Variegatum’
Ophiopogon japonicus 229
Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Minor’ 102, 132, 229
Ophiopogon planiscapus 102, 110, 129, 132, 229
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ 102, 105, 229, 229
orange sedge. See Carex testacea
Oriental fountain grass. See Pennisetum orientale Oryzopsis 230
Oryzopsis hymenoides. See Achnatherum hymenoides
Oryzopsis lessoniana. See Anemanthele lessoniana
Oshima kan sage. See Carex oshimensis
P
Pacific hair grass. See Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. holciformis
Pacific reed grass. See Calamagrostis nutkaensis
palm grass. See Setaria palmifolia
palm sedge. See Carex muskingumensis
pampas grass. See Cortaderia selloana
panic grass. See Panicum, Panicum virgatum
Panicum 27, 30, 39, 45, 48, 99, 104, 112, 140, 148, 230
Panicum amarum var. amarulum 230, 231
Panicum amarum ‘Dewey Blue’ 230
Panicum virgatum 10–11, 27, 34–35, 47, 67, 112, 114, 121, 231, 232
Panicum virgatum ‘Blue Tower’ 232
Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’ 232
Panicum virgatum ‘Dallas Blues’ 232, 233
Panicum virgatum ‘Hänse Herms’ 75, 80, 232, 233
Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ 74–75, 82, 232, 233
Panicum virgatum ‘Heiliger Hain’ 232, 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Kupferhirse’ 232
Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ 232, 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Fire’ 232
Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Red Cloud’ 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Rehbraun’ 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ 234
Panicum virgatum ‘Squaw’ 235
Panicum virgatum ‘Strictum’ 235
Panicum virgatum ‘Warrior’ 235, 235,
papyrus. See Cyperus papyrus
paspalum grass. See Paspalum quadrifarium
Paspalum 235
Paspalum quadrifarium 235, 235
pearl grass. See Briza media
pendulous sedge. See Carex pendula
Pennisetum 27, 38, 39, 67, 74, 90, 92, 99–100, 117, 123, 148, 165, 235
Pennisetum ×advena 236
Pennisetum ×advena ‘Eaton Canyon’ 236
Pennisetum ×advena ‘Rubrum’ 90, 92, 120, 123, 236
Pennisetum alopecuroides 92, 236
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Cassian’ 237, 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Caudatum’ 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Dark Desire’ 92, 237, 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ 37, 74–75, 80, 82, 92, 155, 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Herbstzauber’ 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Bunny’ 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Little Honey’ 237
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudry’ 238
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘National Arboretum’ 238
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Red Head’ 92, 238, 238
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Viridescens’ 238
Pennisetum alopecuroides var. viridescens. See Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Viridescens’
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Weserbergland’ 238
Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Woodside’ 238
Pennisetum compressum. See Pennisetum alopecuroides Pennisetum ‘Fairy Tails’ 28, 37, 51, 89, 91, 236, 236
Pennisetum flaccidum. See Pennisetum incomptum
Pennisetum incomptum 238
Pennisetum japonicum. See Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum macrourum 37, 94, 238
Pennisetum macrourum ‘Short Stu’ 238
Pennisetum massaicum 238
Pennisetum orientale 45, 91, 239
Pennisetum orientale ‘Karley Rose’ 91, 239
Pennisetum orientale ‘Shogun’ 91, 239, 239
Pennisetum orientale ‘Tall Tails’ 239, 240
Pennisetum ‘Paul’s Giant’ 236
Pennisetum ruppelii. See Pennisetum setaceum
Pennisetum thunbergii ‘Red Buttons’ 22, 24, 239, 239
Pennisetum villosum 91, 240, 240
Pennsylvania sedge. See Carex pensylvanica
Phalaris 240
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Arctic Sun’ 241, 241
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Feesey’ 241
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Luteopicta’ 241
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Picta’ 241
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Strawberries and Cream’. See Phalaris arundinacea var. picta ‘Feesey’
pheasant tail. See Anemanthele lessoniana
Phragmites australis 111, 118, 133, 143–144, 145, 241, 241
Phragmites australis subsp. australis ‘Variegatus’ 114, 242
pillar of smoke. See Austrostipa ramosissima
pink crystals. See Melinis
pink muhly. See Muhlenbergia capillaris
Piptatherum milacea. See Oryzopsis milacea
plume grass. See Austrostipa ramosissima
plumed tussock grass. See Chionochloa conspicua
Poa glauca. See Koeleria glauca
Poa labillardierei 39, 242, 242
prairie cord grass. See Spartina pectinata
prairie dropseed. See Sporobolus heterolepis
purple fountain grass. See Pennisetum ×advena
purple lovegrass. See Eragrostis spectabilis
purple moor grass. See Molinia, M. caerulea subsp. caerulea
purple needle grass. See Nassella pulchra
purple pampas grass. See Cortaderia jubata
purple three awn. See Aristida purpurea
purpletop. See Tridens flavus
pyramidal hair grass. See Koeleria pyramidata
Q
quaking grass. See Briza, Briza media
R
rattle grass. See Briza media
ravenna grass. See Saccharum ravennae
red fescue. See Festuca rubra
red tussock grass. See Chionochloa rubra
reed canary grass. See Phalaris arundinacea
reed grass. See Calamagrostis, Calamagrostis varia
reed. See Arundo, Phragmites
reedmace. See Typha
remote sedge. See Carex remota
Rhynchelytrum. See Melinis
Rhynchospora latifolia 119, 242, 243
rice grass. See Oryzopsis
rope grass. Ampelodesmos mauritanicus
ruby grass. See Melinis, Melinis
nerviglumis rush. See Juncus
S
Saccharum arundinaceum 243
Saccharum officinarum 243
Saccharum officinarum ‘Pele’s Smoke’ 243
salt grass. See Distichlis, Distichlis spicata
San Diego sedge. See Carex spissa
sand lovegrass. See Eragrostis trichodes
sand sedge. See Carex arenaria, Desmoschoenus
satin tail. See Imperata, Imperata brevifolia
Schizachyrium 244
Schizachyrium scoparium 244, 244
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Prairie Blues’ 244
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Stars and Stripes’ 244
Schizachyrium scoparium ‘The Blues’ 244
Schoenoplectus 111, 113, 118, 140, 244
Schoenoplectus californicus 245
Schoenoplectus lactustris. See Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani
Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani 116, 245
Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani ‘Albescens’ 114, 245, 245
Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani
‘Variegatus’. See Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani ‘Albescens’
Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani ‘Zebrinus’ 245
Scirpus californicus. See Schoenoplectus californicus
Scirpus tabernaemontani. See Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani
sedge. See Carex
Sesleria 87, 99, 110, 139, 245
Sesleria albicans. See Sesleria caerulea
Sesleria ‘Greenlee’s Hybrid’ 246
Sesleria heufleriana 246
Sesleria nitida 246
serrated tussock grass. See Nassella trichotoma
Setaria 246
Setaria macrostycha 165, 246, 247
Setaria palmifolia 246
sheep’s fescue. See Festuca ovina
Siberian greybeard grass. See Spodiopogon sibiricus
Siberian melic. See Melica altissima
side oats grama. See Bouteloua curtipendula
silky grass. See Achnatherum hymenoides
silver banner grass. See Miscanthus sacchariflorus
silver beardgrass. See Bothriochloa barbinodis
silver grass. See Miscanthus sinensis
silver spear grass. See Achnatherum calamagrostis
slender wild oat. See Chasmanthium laxum
slough sedge. See Carex obnupta
smilo grass. See Oryzopsis milacea
smooth brome. See Bromus inermis
snowy wood rush. See Luzula nivea
soft rush. See Juncus effusus
soft twig rush. See Baumea rubiginosa
Sorghastrum 248
Sorghastrum avenaceum.
See Sorghastrum nutans
Sorghastrum nutans 248
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Bluebird’ 248
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Indian Steel’ 248
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Müllerslust’ 248
Sorghastrum nutans ‘Sioux Blue’ 248
spangle grass. See Chasmanthium latifolium
Spanish oat grass. See Stipa gigantea Spartina 248
Spartina pectinata 115, 118, 248
Spartina pectinata ‘Aureomarginata’ 248, 249
Spartina pectinata ‘Variegata’. See Spartina pectinata ‘Aureomarginata’
spike grass. See Achnatherum
spiny rush. See Juncus acutus subsp. leopoldii
Spodiopogon 249
Spodiopogon sibiricus 249
Spodiopogon sibiricus ‘West Lake’ 249
Sporobolus heterolepis 249, 249
Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Tara’ 250
Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Wisconsin’ 250
squirrel tail. See Elymus elymoides
star sedge. See Rhynchospora, Rhynchospora latifolia
Stipa 37, 67, 92, 99, 133, 166, 250. See also Achnatherum, Austrostipa, Jarava, Nassella
Stipa arundinacea. See Anemanthele lessoniana
Stipa barbata 251
Stipa calamagrostis. See Achnatherum calamagrostis
Stipa cernua. See Nassella cernua
Stipa coronata. See Achnatherum coronatum
Stipa elegantissima. See Austrostipa elegantissima
Stipa extremiorientale. See Achnatherum extremiorientale
Stipa gigantea 48, 49, 97, 158, 167, 251
Stipa gigantea ‘Gold Fontaene’ 251, 251
Stipa gigantea ‘Pixie’ 251, 252
Stipa ichu. See Jarava ichu
Stipa lepida. See Nassella lepida
Stipa neesiana. See Nassella neesiana
Stipa pennata 252
Stipa pulcherrima 252
Stipa pulchra. See Nassella pulchra
Stipa ramosissima. See Austrostipa ramosissima
Stipa tenuissima. See Nassella tenuissima
Stipa trichotoma. See Nassella trichotoma
sugar cane. See Saccharum, S. officinarum
susuki. See Miscanthus sinensis
susuki zoku. See Miscanthus
sweet flag. See Acorus
sweet grass. See Glyceria
sweet reed grass. See Glyceria
switch grass. See Panicum virgatum
sword leaf rush. See Juncus ensifolius
T
Taiwan grass. See Arundo formosana, Miscanthus transmorrisonensis
tall purple moor grass. See Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea
tawny cotton grass. See Eriophorum virginicum
tender fountain grass. See Pennisetum setaceum
Texas grass. See Panicum bulbosum
three awn. See Aristida
toetoe. See Cortaderia richardii, Cortaderia
toetoe totter grass. See Briza media
Tridens 252
Triticum solandri. See Elymus solandri
tufted fescue. See Festuca amethystina
tufted hair grass. See Deschampsia cespitosa
tule. See Schoenoplectus californicus
turkey foot. See Andropogon gerardii
tussock grass. See Chionochloa flavicans, C. fulvida
tussock sedge. See Carex elata, Carex stricta
twig rush. See Baumea
Typha latifolia ‘Variegata’ 253
Typha minima 254
U
umbrella sedge. See Cyperus, Cyperus involucratus
Uncinia 254
Uncinia rubra ‘Everflame’ 254, 255
Uniola. See Chasmanthium
V
velvet grass. See Holcus, Holcus lanatus
vine reed. Ampelodesmos mauritanicus
Virginia cotton grass. See Eriophorum virginicum
W
Wallis fescue. See Festuca valesiaca
western meadow sedge. See Carex praegracilis
wheatgrass. See Elymus, Elymus solandri
white sedge. See Carex alba
white-top sedge. See Rhynchospora
whitetinge sedge. See Carex albicans
wild barley. See Hordeum jubatum
wild oat. See Chasmanthium, Chasmanthium latifolium
wild rye. See Elymus, Leymus
wind grass. See Anemanthele lessoniana
wood melic. See Melica uniflora
wood millet. See Milium, Milium effusum
wood rush. See Luzula
Y
yellow sedge. See Carex flava
Yorkshire fog. See Holcus lanatus