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Section 2: Non-Grass Monocots

Alisma lanceolatum


Water Plantain

  • Perennial, Exotic
  • Family: Alismataceae
  • Other names: Alisma

gramineum

  • Prominent leaves both long and wide with parallel veins. Small pink flowers in

late spring

Carex barbarae

Santa Barbara Sedge

      • Perennial, Native
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora

/eflora_display.php?tid=17289

Carex obnupta

Coast Carex; Slough Sedge


    • Perennial, Native
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Commonly planted out by

SCWA

Epipactis helleborine


Broadleaf Helleborine

    • Perennial, Exotic
  • Family: Orchidaceae

    • This small orchid is prevalent on Copeland

Creek.

  • Broad monocot leaves, stem becomes purple as

it matures.

Equisetum telmateia

Giant Horsetail

ley.edu/cgi- bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=

50317

Juncus falcatus


Falcate Rush

  • Perennial, Native
  • Family: Juncaceae
  • Flat leaved Juncus that generally grows at the edge

of the creek

Juncus patens

California Grey Rush, Spreading Rush

    • Perennial, Native
  • Family: Juncaceae
  • Flat leaved Juncus that generally grows at the edge

of the creek

  • https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ eflora_display.php?tid=29701

Typha angustifolia

Narrowleaf Cattail