Order Poales

Taxon ID: 25920

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 780 taxa in Order Poales spanning 4 families, and 132 genera.

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MBP has 34,118 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

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Yellow Foxtail in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/14/2018).

Yellow Foxtail (Setaria pumila) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Willdenow's Sedge in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/31/2026). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>)

Willdenow's Sedge (Carex willdenowii) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Inflated Narrow-leaved Sedge in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/9/2026). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>)

Inflated Narrow-leaved Sedge (Carex grisea) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Longstalk Sedge in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>)

Longstalk Sedge (Carex pedunculata) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Flatsedges in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/28/2013). No rights reserved

Flatsedges (Cyperus sp.) - Media by Sam Droege. View Record

Dwarf Umbrella-sedge in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Sean D Sipple, all rights reserved.

Dwarf Umbrella-sedge (Fuirena pumila) - Media by Sean Sipple via iNaturalist. View Record

Bur-reed Sedge in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/7/2025). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Bur-reed Sedge (Carex sparganioides) - Media by Claire Ciafré via iNaturalist. View Record

White-haired Panicgrass in Dorchester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

White-haired Panicgrass (Dichanthelium villosissimum) - Media by Claire Ciafré via iNaturalist. View Record

Long-beaked Beaksedge in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Sean D Sipple, all rights reserved.

Long-beaked Beaksedge (Rhynchospora scirpoides) - Media by Sean Sipple via iNaturalist. View Record

Appalachian Sedge in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Appalachian Sedge (Carex appalachica) - Media by Claire Ciafré via iNaturalist. View Record

Redtop Panicgrass (rigidula) in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/19/2019).

Redtop Panicgrass (rigidula) (Coleataenia rigidula rigidula) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Twisted Sedge in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/19/2019).

Twisted Sedge (Carex torta) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Yellow Foxtail in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/12/2018).

Yellow Foxtail (Setaria pumila) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Bog Rush in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2018).

Bog Rush (Juncus biflorus) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Hairy Umbrella-sedge in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/27/2015).

Hairy Umbrella-sedge (Fuirena squarrosa) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Elliott's Bluestem in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/18/2018).

Elliott's Bluestem (Andropogon gyrans) - Media by Jim Stasz. View Record

Bulbous Bluegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/20/2018).

Bulbous Bluegrass (Poa bulbosa) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Ricefield Flatsedge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/9/2017).

Ricefield Flatsedge (Cyperus iria) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Marsh Flatsedge in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/9/2017).

Marsh Flatsedge (Cyperus pseudovegetus) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Sanddune Sandbur in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/8/2017).

Sanddune Sandbur (Cenchrus tribuloides) - Media by Wayne Longbottom. View Record

Marsh Flatsedge in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/20/2014).

Marsh Flatsedge (Cyperus pseudovegetus) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/4/2016).

Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass (Polypogon monspeliensis) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/29/2014).

Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass (Polypogon monspeliensis) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

Splitbeard Bluestem in Prince Georges Co., Maryland (10/15/2016).

Splitbeard Bluestem (Andropogon ternarius) - Media by Jim Stasz. View Record

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