Flora - Grasses, Herbaceous Plants

Illustration of Acrostichum speciosum (Mangrove Fern)

Illustration of Acrostichum speciosum (Mangrove Fern) branch

Illustration of Acrostichum speciosum (Mangrove Fern) leaf

Illustration of Agropyron pectiniforme (Crested Wheatgrass)

Short, tufted grasses that are found in the woods, fields, bogs, and marshes of Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia

Illustration of Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)

Illustration of Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach Amaranth)

Illustration of American Beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata)

Illustration of Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)

Illustration of bamboo

Illustration of bamboo

Illustration of Bidens spp. (Bur-marigold)

Illustration of Bouteloua dactyloides (Buffalo Grass)

Illustration of Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)

Illustration of Bromus spp. (Brome Grass)

Illustration of Calocephalus platycephalus (Billybuttons)

Illustration of Capparis sandwichiana (Pua Pilo)

Illustration of Centaurea solstitialis (Yellow Starthistle)

Illustration of Centaurea spp. (Knapweed)

Illustration of Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead)

Illustration of Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)

Illustration of Cleome multicaulis (Slender Spiderflower)

Illustration of Cypripedium spp. (Lady's Slipper)

Illustration of Dactylis glomerata (Orchard Grass)

Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora

Illustration of Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Illustration of Euphorbia esula (Leafy Spurge)

Illustration of Festuca spp. (Fescue)

Illustration of Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower)

Illustration of Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket)

Illustration of a generic fern

Illustration of Heteropogon contortus (Pili Grass)

Illustration of Beach Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa)

Illustration of Lilium longiflorum (Easter Lily)

Illustration of Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)

Illustration of Lomandra spp. (Lomandra)

Illustration of Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife)

Illustration of Japanese stiltgrass

Illustration of Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass)

Illustration of Monarda spp. (Bee Balm)

Illustration of Monarda spp. (Bee Balm) flowers

Oryza meridionalis is a wild rice indigenous to Australia. It is found at edges of freshwater lagoons, temporary pools, and swamps

Illustration of Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)

Illustration of Oxalis stricta (Common Yellow Woodsorrel)

Illustration of Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)

illustration of Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)

Illustration of Pennisetum ciliare (Buffelgrass)

Illustration of Penstemon barbatus (Golden-beard Penstemon)

Illustration of Peperomia spp. ('ala 'ala Wai Nui)

Illustration of sword leaf phlox

Illustration of Poa pratensis (Kentucky Bluegrass)

Illustration of Poaceae (Grass)

Illustration of Polygonum cespitosum

Illustration of Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)

Illustration of Pseudoroegneria spicata (Bluebunch Wheatgrass)

Illustration of Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba Canadensis)

Front illustration of a Dwarf Naupaka, endemic to the Hawaiian islands. Dwarf naupaka formerly grew in coastal sites, primarily on consolidated sand dunes, on all of the main islands and was probably never very common. Today, it is endangered

Illustration of Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)

Some plants use the wind as the primary means of seed dispersal. This is the case with Taraxacum spp. (Dandelion) as well as others such as Acer spp (Maple)

Illustration of Three-toothed Cinquefoil

Illustration of Sida fallax (Ilima)

Illustration of Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass)

Illustration of Spartina pectinata (Prairie Cordgrass)

Illustration of Stipa virdula (Green Needlegrass)

Illustration of Tridens flavus cupreus (Purpletop)

Illustration of Triodia spp. (Spinifex)

Typha x glauca is a sterile F1 hybrid between Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia. Found in freshwater habitats such as interior wetlands of Assateague Island, Maryland

Illustration of Verbascum thapsus (Common Mullein)

Wilted plant