CHANSLOR WETLANDS
Plant and Animal Life

Plants of the Salmon Creek Watershed
REEDS, GRASSES, SEDGES
Pacific Bog Rush

 LISTING OF PLANTS
 Compiled by Darlene LaMont,  Photographs by Darlene LaMont
Category COMMON NAME(S) SCIENTIFIC NAME HABITAT ABUNDANCE PHOTO/Fig. NOTES & Location of Uncommon plants
Grass Bent Grass, Colonial (Alien) Agrostis capillaris HG U (Beidleman 404) Bodega Pastures
Grass Bent Grass, Hall Agrostis hallii HG U  
 		Coleman Valley rd serpentine, Ocean song
Grass Bent Grass, Creeping (Alien) Agrostis stolonifera disturbed areas C Beidleman 404 Bodega Pastures
Grass Hairgrass, Silver European (Alien) Aira caryophyllea HG C Beidleman 404  
Grass Vernal Grass (Alien) Anthoxanthum aristatum HG, disturbed areas C    
Grass Vernal Grass, Sweet Anthoxanthum odoratum HG C Beidleman 63 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Giant Reed Arundo donax stream banks, seeps U, Invasive Beidleman 62 Bodega Pastures. **Remove it if at all possible.
Grass Oat, Slender Wild (Alien) Avena barbata HG C, weedy   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Oat, Wild (Alien) Avena fatua disturbed areas C Beidleman 404  
Grass Oat, Cultivated (Alien) Avena sativa fields, roadsides U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Falsebrome, Purple Brachypodium distachyon disturbed areas, moist U   Ocean Song
Grass Rattlesnake Grass, Big or Quaking Grass (Alien) Briza maxima HG, CB C Beidleman 63 Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Grass Rattlesnake Grass, Little or Quaking Grass (Alien) Briza minor CB C   Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Grass Cheat Grass, Australian (Alien) Bromus arenarius HG ??   Bodega Pastures
Grass Brome, California Bromus carinatus var carinatus HG, dry areas C Beidleman 404 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
Grass Ripgut Grass (Alien) Bromus diandrus HG C, Toxic   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Cheat Grass, Soft (Alien) Bromus hordeaceus HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Chess, Hairy  (Alien) Bromus japonicus HG U   Ocean Song
Grass Brome, Woodland or Chinook Bromus laevipes HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Chess, Foxtail Bromus madritensis var madritensis MW U   Ocean Song
Grass Brome, Narrowflower Bromus vulgaris MW, shade U   Bodega Pastures
Sedge Sitka Sedge Carex aquatilis var dives freshwater marsh ??   Bodega Pastures
Sedge Bolander Sedge Carex bolanderi stream banks, marshes U   Bodega Pastures
Sedge Bristly Sedge Carex comosa CB U   L:  CA   Mouth of Salmon Creek. (C. albida, White Sedge is  on CNPS List 1B)
Sedge Dense Sedge Carex densa freshwater marsh C   Ocean Song
Sedge Short-scaled Sedge Carex dewayana ssp leptopoda shade near marshes U   Bodega Pastures
Sedge Roundfruit Sedge Carex globosa MW, brushy places C   Ocean Song
Sedge Slender Sedge Carex gracilior HG, wet in spring FC   Bodega Pastures
Sedge Hairy Sedge, Olney Carex gynodynama wet meadows Rare   Ocean Song
Sedge Harford or Monterey Sedge Carex harfordii marshy areas Rare   Ocean Song
Sedge Henderson Sedge Carex hendersonii CB U   Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Sedge Slough Sedge Carex obnupta freshwater marsh C   Chanslor Ranch
Sedge Tracy Sedge Carex ovalis HG, wet banks U   Bodega Pastures
Sedge [Presley Sedge] Carex preslii ? ??   Bodega Pastures
Sedge Foothill Sedge Carex tumulicola HG FC   Ocean Song
Grass Pampas Grass, Weedy Cortadera jubata roadsides FC, Invasive   **Remove Pampas Grass if at all possible
Grass Dogtail Grass or Hedgehog Dogtail (Alien) Cynosurus echinatus HG C Beidleman 63 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Sedge Nut Grass or Tall Cyperus Cyperus eragrostis freshwater marsh C, Weedy Beidleman 57
Grass Orchard Grass (Alien) Dactylis glomerata HG, disturbed areas C Beidleman 63 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures, Ocean Song
Grass Oatgrass, [American] Danthonia californica var americana HG, pastures C   Ocean Song
Grass Oatgrass, California Danthonia californica var californica HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Oatgrass, Hairy (Alien) Danthonia pilosa HG, CB ??   Bodega Pastures. Farmland escapee
Grass Hairgrass, Tufted Deschampsia cespitosa ssp cespitosa moist places Rare   Bodega Pastures
Grass Hairgrass, Slender Deschampsia elongata wet places C   Bodega Pastures
Grass Salt Grass Distichis spicata CB C   Chanslor Ranch
Sedge Spikerush, Pale Eleocharis macrostachya CB, ponds FC   Chanslor Ranch, Ocean Song
Grass Bottle-brush grass, CA Elymus californicus RV Rare   Salmon Creek Road, Ocean Song
Grass Squirreltail Elymus elymoides or a hybrid HG Rare   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
Grass Wildrye, Blue Elymus glaucus ssp glaucus MW, HG U Beidleman 406 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine (3 forms), Bodega Pastures, Ocean Song
Grass Squirreltail, Big Elymus multisetus HG C Beidleman 64 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
Grass Fescue, Tall (Alien) Festuca arundinacea disturbed areas C    
Grass Blue bunchgrass or Idaho Fescue Festuca idahoensis HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Fescue, Western Festuca occidentalis RF edges FC    
Grass Fescue, Crinkle-Awn Festuca subuliflora RV, shade U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Nit Grass (Alien) Gastrudium ventricosum HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Ocean Song
Grass Mannagrass, Fowl Glyceria elata marshy areas U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Mannagrass, Western Glyseria occidentalis wet places C   Bodega Pastures
Grass Sweet Grass; Vanilla Grass Hierocholoe occidentalis MW, HG A   Bodega Pastures
Grass Velvet Grass (Alien) Holcus lanatus CB A, Weedy    
Grass Barley, California Meadow Hordeum brachyantherum ssp californicum HG, moist U   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures, Ocean Song
Grass Barley, Mediterranean (Alien) Hordeum marinum ssp gussoneanum disturbed areas C Beidleman 407  
Grass [Barley, Waxy] Hordeum murinum ssp glaucus HG U   Ocean Song
Grass Foxtail, Farmer's or Hare Barley (Alien) Hordeum murinum ssp leporinum disturbed areas C, Weedy Beidleman 64   
Rush Bolander's Rush Juncus bolanderi RV, boggy C Beidleman 376  
Rush Toad Rush Juncus bufonius var bufonius HG, CB, moist C, Weedy Beidleman 377 Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Rush [Capped Rush] Juncus capitatus HG, moist U   Ocean Song
Rush Mariposa Rush Juncus dubius coastal marshes C   Bodega Pastures
Rush Pacific Bog Rush Juncus effusus var pacificus CB C Beidleman 376 Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures. Grows in large tufts.
Rush Kellog's Dwarf Rush Juncus kelloggii HG, moist U Beidleman 377 Bodega Pastures
Rush Salt Rush Juncus lesueurii freshwater marsh U   Chanslor Ranch
Rush Western Rush Juncus occidentalis GH, moist U   Bodega Pastures, Coleman Valley Rd.
Rush Spreading or Common Rush Juncus patens CB C   Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Rush Panicled Brown-headed Rush Juncus phaeocephalus var paniculatus freshwater marsh C   Ocean Song
Rush Brown-headed Rush Juncus phaeocephalus var phaeocephalus CB A   Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Grass Junegrass or Koeler Grass Koeleria macrantha HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures, Ocean Song
Grass Goldentop Lamarckia aurea disturbed areas, rocky C, Weedy   Ocean Song
Grass Wildrye, Wet-meadow or Beardless Ryegrass Leymus triticoides HG, wet U   Ocean Song
Grass Ryegrass, Italian (Alien) Lolium multiflorum HG C Beidleman 64 Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Ryegrass, Perennial (Alien) Lolium perenne many habitats C Beidleman 64 Escaped lawn grass
Rush Wood Rush Luzula comosa CB C Beidleman 57 Chanslor Ranch, Bodega Pastures
Grass Melic, California or Western Melica californica HG, rocky C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures, Ocean Song
Grass Melic, Harford's Melica harfordii MW, HG, shade U   Ocean Song
Grass Oniongrass, Alaska Melica subulata marshy areas U Beidleman 408 Bodega Pastures, Jonive Creek
Grass Melic, Torrey or Onion Grass Melica torreyana MW, HG, CB C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Ocean Song
Grass Needlegrass, Foothill Nassella lepida HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures
Grass Needlegrass, Purple Nassella pulchra CB A   Chanslor Ranch, Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, Bodega Pastures. The CA state grass
Grass Dallis Grass (Alien) Paspalum dilatatum roadsides C   Bodega Pastures
Grass Knot Grass Paspalum distichum CB C   Chanslor Ranch
Grass ? Paspalum urvillei ? ??   Bodega Pastures
Grass Harding Grass (Alien) Phalaris aquatica HG FC   Summer forage for livestock
Grass Canary Grass, CA Phalaris californica HG, damp U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Timothy, Cultivated (Alien) Phleum pratense fields U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Bluegrass, Annual (Alien) Poa annua disturbed areas C Beidleman 408 Bodega Pastures
Grass Bluegrass, Kentucky (Alien) Poa pratensis ssp pratensis meadows C   Bodega Pastures
Grass Bluegrass, Pine or One-sided Poa secunda ssp secunda HG C   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine, BP. (Alopecurus aequalis var sonomensis, Sonoma alpecurus and Calamagrostis bolanderi, Bolander's Reedgrass and Pleuropogon hooverianum, North Coast Semaphore Grass  are on IB)
Grass Bluegrass, Ocean Bluff Poa unilateralis CB, rocky U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Beardgrass, Ditch (Alien) Polypogon interruptus roadsides C   Bodega Pastures
Grass Beardgrass, Annual or Rabbitfoot Grass (Alien) Polypogon monspeliensis moist places A Beidleman 64 Ocean Song
Sedge or Rush? Bulrush, Keeled or Dwarf Club Rush Scirpus koilolepis HG, freshwater marsh U   Bodega Pastures, Ocean song
Sedge or Rush? Bulrush, Smallfruit or Panicled Scirpus microcarpus in streams & marshes C   Bodega Pastures, Ocean song
Sedge Threesquare, Common Scirpus pungens CB U   Chanslor Ranch
Reed Bur-reed (Broadfruit or Giant or other?) Sparangium ssp ? freshwater marsh ?? Beidleman 451? Chanslor Ranch
Grass Arrow Grass Triglochin concinna CB U   Chanslor Ranch. Could this be Triglochin maritima, Seaside Arrow Grass?
Grass Wheat (Alien) Triticum aestivum wet meadows U   Bodega Pastures
Grass Fescue, Six-week or Brome (Alien) Vulpia bromoides wet meadows C Beidleman 409 Bodega Pastures
Grass Fescue, Hairyleaf  or Rat-tail Vulpia microstachys var ? HG ??   Coleman Valley Rd serpentine
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