Caldwell County Modern Monocots, Ferns, & Allies As of 11-18-2015

This checklist of the vascular of Caldwell County is primarily based on the collections in the herbarium at Resource Center (PRC), University of Texas, Austin. Additional records were added from the USDA files, historic plant lists from Lockhart State Park (LSP), recent LSP surveys, and local private land surveys. Note: Guide to Texas Grasses by Robert B. Shaw is the source for common names for grasses. Special codes used: asterisk (*) USDA, pound sign (#) local LSP and private land surveys. Rare plants listed from Rare Plants of Texas by Poole, et.al. are indicated with an exclamation point (!). Species marked in bold are listed on the Texas Department of Agriculture Noxious Weeds list, on the USDA list, or introduced.

Scientific Name Common Name

Agavaceae Family Agave Family Manfreda longiflora longflower tuberose Yucca arkansana Arkansas yucca Yucca treuleana Spanish dagger

Alismataceae Family Water Plantain Family Echinodorus berteroi erect burhead Saggitaria graminea grassy arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia arrowhead or duck-potato Saggitaria longiloba long-lobe arrowhead

Alliaceae Family Onion Family Allium canadense var. canadense meadow garlic Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides hyacinth meadow garlic Allium canadenses walking onion (3 subsp.) Allium drummondii prairie onion Nothoscordum bivalve crow poison

Amaryllidaceae Family & Amaryllis Family Cooperia pedunculata prairie rain lily # Habranthus tubispathus copper lily Zephyranthes chlorosolen evening rain lily #

Bromeliaceae Family Airplant Family Tillandsia recurvata ball moss # Tillandsia usneoides Spanish moss

Commelinaceae Family Spiderwort Family Commellina erecta whitemouth dayflower anomala false dayflower edwardsiana plateau spiderwort

"Caldwell County Monocots Prepared by the Lost Pines Master Naturalists" 11/19/15 Page 1 Scientific Name Common Name Family continued Spiderwort Family continued Tradescantia hirsutiflora hairyflower spiderwort Tradescantia humulis Texas spiderwort Tradescantia ohiosensis Ohio spiderwort Tradescantia reverchoni Reverchon's spiderwort Tredescantia subacaulis stemless spiderwort

Cyperaceae Family Sedge Family Bulbostylis capillaris densetuft hairsedge Carex austrina southern sedge Carex blanda charming caric sedge Carex longii Long's sedge Carex muhlenbergi Gotthilf Muhlenberg's sedge Carex reniformis kidney-shaped sedge Carex tetrastachya Britton’s sedge Cyperus acuminatus taper-leaf flatsedge Cyperus croceus Baldwin flatsedge Cyperus entrerianus deep-rooted sedge Cyperus esculentus yellow nutsedge Cyperus haspan squishable flatsedge Cyperus retroflexus one flower flat sedge Cyperus setigerus bristly nut sedge Eleocharis engelmanii Engelman's spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis sand spikerush Eleocharis tortilis twisted spikerush # Fimbristylis autumnalis slender fimbry Fimbristylis littoralis globe fimbry Fimbristylis puberula hairy fimbry Fuirena simplex umbrella sedge Rhynchospora harveyii Harvey's beakrush Scleria ciliata fringed nutrush Scleria triglomerata whip nutsedge

Dennstaedtiaceae Family Braken Fern Family Pteridium aquilinum bracken fern #

Hydrocharitarceae Family Waterweed Family Najas guadalupensis common water nymph *

Hypoxidaceae Family & Yellow Stargrass Family Hypoxis hirsuta yellow star-grass

Iridaceae Family Iris Family Alophia drummondii purple pleat-leaf Herbertia lahue herbertia Sisyrinchium langlosii pale blue-eyed grass #

"Caldwell County Monocots Prepared by the Lost Pines Master Naturalists" 11/19/15 Page 2 Scientific Name Common Name Iridaceae Family continued Iris Family continued Sisyrinchium rosulatum annual blue-eyed grass

Juncaceae Family Rush Family Juncus brachycarpus smallhead rush Juncus diffusissimus slim-pod rush # Juncus interior inland rush

Juncaceae Family continued Rush Family continued Juncus marginatus grass-leaf rush # Juncus texanus Texas rush Juncus validus round-head rush #

Marsileaceae Family Pepperwort Family Marsilea macropoda large-foot pepperwort * Marsilea vestita hooked pepperwort *

Melianthiaceae Family & Melanthium Family Schoenocaulon drummondii green feathershank Schoenocaulon texanum Texas feathershank, Texas sabadilla

Poaceae Family Grass Family Agostris hyemalis winter bent grass # Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Andropogon glomeratus bushy bluestem # Andropogon ternarius split-beard bluestem Andropogon virginicus broomsedge Aristida desmantha curly threeawn Aristida glauca smooth threeawn Aristida longespica annual thereawn Aristida oligantha old-field threeawn Aristida purpurea purple threeawn Aristida purpurea var. glauca blue threeawn Arundo donax giant reed Axonopus fissifolius wetland carpetgrass Bothriochloa barbinodis cane bluestem Bothriochloa ischaemum King Ranch bluestem # Bothriochloa laguroides silver bluestem # Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama Bouteloua eriopoda black gram Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama Bouteloua rigidiseta Texas grama Briza minor little quaking grass Bromus catharticus rescuegrass Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus secalinus rye brome

"Caldwell County Monocots Prepared by the Lost Pines Master Naturalists" 11/19/15 Page 3 Scientific Name Common Name Poaceae Family continued Grass Family continued Bromus texensis Texas brome Buchloe dactyloides buffalo grass Cenchrus spinifex common sandspur Ceratochloa cathartica rescuebrome Chasmanthium latifolium river oats # Chloris andropogonoides slimspike windmill grass Chloris cucullata hooded windmill grass Chloris subdolichostachya shortspike windmill grass Coelorachis cylindrica Carolina jointgrass # Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass Dactyloctenium aegyptium Egyptian crowfoot grass Dichanthelium aciculare needleleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium acuminatum hairy panicgrass Dichanthelium dichomatum forked panicgrass # Dichanthelium laxiflorum soft-tufted panicgrass * Dichanthelium linearifolium linear-leaved panicgrass Dichanthelium nodatum Sarita panicgrass Dichanthelium oligosanthes Heller's rosettegrass Dichanthelium scoparium velvet panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaeriocarpon round-fruited panicgrass Dichanthium annulatum Kleberg bluestem Dichanthium aristatum angleton bluestem Dichanthium sericeum silky bluestem Digitaria bicornis Asian crabgrass Digitaria californica Arizona cottontop Digitaria cilaris southern crabgrass * Digitaria cognata fall witchgrass Digitaria insularis sourgrass * Digitaria patens Texas cottontop Echinochloa crus-pavonis Gulf cockspur grass Eleusine indica goosegrass Elionurus tripsacoides Pan American balsamscale Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Elymus virginicum Virginia wild rye Eragrostis curtipedicellata gummy lovegrass Eragrostis curvula weeping lovegrass Eragrostis intermedia plains lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora red lovegrass Eragrostis sessilispica tumble lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis purple lovegrass Eragrostis superba Wilman lovegrass Eragrostis trichoides sand lovegrass Eriochloa sericea Texas cupgrass Eustachys paspaloides Caribbean fingergrass Gymnopogon ambiguus bearded skeletongrass

"Caldwell County Monocots Prepared by the Lost Pines Master Naturalists" 11/19/15 Page 4 Scientific Name Common Name Poaceae Family continued Grass Family continued Hilaria belangeri common curly-mesquite Hopia (Panicum) obtusa vine mesquite Hordeum pusillum little barley Leptochloa dubia green sprangletop Limnodea arkansana Ozark grass Lolium temulentum Darnel ryegrass Nassella leucotricha Texas wintergrass * Panicum brachyanthum pimple panicgrass Panicum coloratum kleingrass Panicum diffusum spreading witchgrass Panicum hallii Hall's witchgrass Panicum virgatum switchgrass Paspalum denticulatum longtom Paspalum dilatum dallisgrass Paspalum hartwegianum Hartweg's crown grass Paspalum notatum bahiagrass Paspalum plicatulum brownseed paspalum # Paspalum setaceum thin paspalum # Pennisetum ciliare buffel grass Phalaris caroliniana Carolina canarygrass Pleuraphis mutica tobosa grass Poa annua annual bluegrass Poa arachnifera Texas bluegrass Schedonnardius paniculatus tumblegrass Schizachrium scoparium little bluestem Setaria geniculata bristlegrass Setaria parviflora marsh bristlegrass Setaria leucopila plains bristlegrass Setaria scheelei southwest bristlegrass Setaria viridis green bristlegrass Sorgastrum nutans yellow indiangrass Sorghum bicolor milo Sorghum halapense Johnson grass Sphenophobolis obtusata prairie wedgescale Sporobolus clandestinus hidden dropseed Sporobolus compositus head-like dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus poverty dropseed Steinchisma hians gaping panicgrass Tridens albescens white tridens Tridens flavus purpletop Triplasia purpurea purple sandgrass * Tripsacum dactyloides eastern gamagrass Urochloa ciliatissima fringed signalgrass Urochloa texana Texas signalgrass

"Caldwell County Monocots Prepared by the Lost Pines Master Naturalists" 11/19/15 Page 5 Scientific Name Common Name Poaceae Family continued Grass Family continued Vulpia octoflora common 6-weeks grass Vulpia sciurea squirrel 6-weeks grass

Polypodiaceae Family Polypody Fern Family Pleopeltis polypodioides resurrection fern

Potamogetonaceae Family Pondweed Family Potamogeton nodosus longleaf pondweed Potamogeton pusillus baby pondweed *

Pteridaceae Family Maidenhair Fern Family Cheilanthes alabamensis Alabama lip fern

Selaginellaceae Family Spikemoss Family Selaginella arenicola var. riddellii Ridell's spikemoss *

Typhaceae Family & Cat-tail Family Typha latifolia common cattail

Xyridaceae Family & Yellow-eyed Grass Family Xyris jupicai Richard's yellow-eyed grass *

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