Genus: 18 species.
English: Rice cutgrass; Cut-grass.
Region: widespread; Europe, Asia, North America
Botany: rhizomatous perennial grass; ± 1m high; leaves ± 25 cm long, very rough, minutely toothed edges; inflorescence is a loose, open array of wavy, hairlike branches bearing rows of spikelets.
Use: erosion control; restoring wetlands.
Region: Eurasia, North America.