Grasses

Wildflower enthusiasts who disregard the grasses are certainly missing a big part of the show. The flowers produced by grasses are indeed small, but they are quite spectacular when viewed with a 10X hand lens.

In the Pine Barrens, as in most other places around the world, grasses loom large from both an economic and ecological standpoint. They help clothe huge areas of the earth’s surface and are often critical in defining vegetation communities. There are over fifty species of grasses native to the Pine Barrens. The following are some of the ones that every Pine Barrens naturalist should be acquainted with.

	Blunt Manna Grass Glyceria obtusa Learn More
	Giant Plume-grass Saccharum giganteum Learn More
	Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Learn More
	Pine Barren Reed Grass Calamovilfa brevipilis Learn More
	Bushy Beard Grass Andropogon glomeratus Learn More
	Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Learn More
	Columbia Panic-grass Panicum columbianum Learn More
	Velvety Panic-grass Panicum columbianum Learn More
	Pine Barren Smoke-grass Muhlenbergia torreyana Learn More
	Pursh's Peanut Grass Amphicarpum purshii Learn More

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Grasses

Blunt Manna Grass

Giant Plume-grass

Switchgrass

Pine Barren Reed Grass

Bushy Beard Grass

Little Bluestem

Columbia Panic-grass

Velvety Panic-grass

Pine Barren Smoke-grass

Pursh's Peanut Grass