Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: Koeleria macrantha is a native grass known for its fine-textured leaves and open, delicate seed heads.
Leaves: The leaves are fine-textured and often have a bluish-green tint.
Flowers: The plant produces delicate seed heads with small, awnless seeds.
Habitat: It is commonly found in prairies, open grasslands, and dry slopes.
Distribution: Prairie junegrass is native to North America.
Occurrence
Found throughout grass areas
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: Glyceria striata is a grass species known for its tall, slender stems and open, nodding flower heads.
Leaves: The leaves are long and narrow, typical of grasses.
Flowers: The plant produces open, nodding flower heads with slender spikelets.
Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, including marshes and along stream banks.
Distribution: Fowl manna grass is native to North America.
Occurrence
Found on wood edges
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Sporobolus heterolepis is a native grass known for its fine-textured leaves and airy seed heads.
Leaves: The leaves are fine-textured and often have a bluish-green tint.
Flowers: The plant produces delicate, airy seed heads with small, oblong spikelets.
Habitat: It is commonly found in prairies, grasslands, and open woodlands.
Distribution: Prairie dropseed is native to North America.
Occurrence
Growing in original prairie area
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: Zizania palustris is an aquatic grass known for its tall, slender stems and long, narrow leaves.
Leaves: The leaves are long, narrow, and typically float on the water’s surface.
Flowers: The plant produces inconspicuous flowers on long, drooping stems.
Fruit: It bears edible, oblong grains that are a valuable food source for wildlife.
Habitat: It is commonly found in freshwater wetlands and marshes.
Distribution: Wild rice is native to North America and is an important cultural and ecological species.
Occurrence
In the back 40 pond
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Carex plantaginea is a grass-like perennial known for its wide, strap-like leaves and inconspicuous brownish flowers.
Leaves: The leaves are wide, strap-like, and resemble plantain leaves.
Flowers: The plant produces inconspicuous, brownish flowers on long stems.
Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, especially in moist, shaded areas.
Distribution: Plantain-leaved sedge is native to eastern North America.
Occurrence
Planted in brush island and fern area woods.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: Elymus wiegandii is a cool-season grass known for its slender, upright stems and spike-like seed heads.
Leaves: The leaves are narrow and linear, typical of grasses.
Flowers: The plant produces spike-like seed heads with small, pale-colored spikelets.
Habitat: It is commonly found in grasslands and open areas.
Distribution: Wiegand’s wildrye is native to North America.
Occurrence
Found in large brush island
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: Poa saltuensis is a grass species often found in saline or brackish environments.
Leaves: The leaves are narrow and grass-like.
Flowers: The plant produces small, inconspicuous flowers.
Habitat: It is commonly found in salt marshes and coastal areas with high salinity.
Distribution: Salt marsh bluegrass is native to North America.
Occurrence
Found in back 40 woods
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: Bottlebrush grass is a native perennial grass known for its distinctive seed heads.
Leaves: The leaves are long and linear with a bluish-green color.
Seed Heads: The seed heads are bottlebrush-shaped and have long awns, giving them a unique appearance.
Habitat: It is typically found in woodlands and shaded areas.
Distribution: This species is native to eastern and central North America.
Occurrence
Found in wooded areas or woods edges.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Sorghastrum nutans is a native warm-season grass known for its tall, bunching growth habit.
Leaves: The leaves are long and narrow, with a prominent midrib. They typically turn golden in the fall.
Flowers: The plant produces feathery, golden-brown flower heads with a distinctive shape.
Habitat: It is commonly found in prairies, meadows, and open woodlands.
Distribution: Indian grass is native to eastern and central North America.
Occurrence
Found in the prairie section and the south east field
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Spartina pectinata is a tall, perennial grass known for its robust growth and feathery flower spikes.
Leaves: The leaves are long, narrow, and often have serrated edges.
Flowers: The plant produces feathery, elongated flower spikes that can be brownish or purplish.
Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, including marshes, along streambanks, and in moist meadows.
Occurrence
Found along the marshy grass areas on the west side of the property
