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This is the index for the grasses. These grasses grow in the wild, and are common to the New London region. The index shows you both the common name and the scientific name. They are alphabetized by common name.
A click on the common name will take you to the plant's individual page where you will find pictures as well as descriptive information.
Common name Scientific name
Bur-reed Sparganium spp.
Bluejoint reed-grass Calamagrostis canadensis
Cattail Typhus latifolia
Bladder sedge Carex intumescens
Carex lupulina Carex lupulina
Lurid sedge Carex lurida
Rattlesnake grass Glyceria canadensis
Soft rush Juncus effusus
Wool grass Scirpus cyperinus
Click here to return to the Virtual Herbarium Home Page.
