There are many grass-like plants that occur in the park. Rushes,
sedges and grasses all look similar. But upon closer inspection,
there are differences. Sedges usually have a triangular stem
(sedges have edges), rushes have round stems and grasses usually
have a flattened stem. One invasive non-native grass, Japanese
Wiregrass or Stiltgrass(Microstegium vimineum) has spread
rapidly during the last two decades and forms a dense carpet
over approximately 50% of the forest floor. Native sedges also
can be found in the park, forming dense carpets along the forest
floor. Did You Know? That Herbert Hover signed the legislation
to create Morristown National Historical Park. But it was under
Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Works Progress Administration" that the
Washington's Headquarters Museum was built.