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Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis

Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. var. canadensis

Bluejoint

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Calamagrostis anomala, Calamagrostis atropurpurea, Calamagrostis canadensis var. imberbis, Calamagrostis canadensis var. pallida, Calamagrostis canadensis var. robusta, Calamagrostis canadensis var. typica, Calamagrostis expansa var. robusta, Calamagrostis hyperborea, Calamagrostis inexpansa var. cuprea, Calamagrostis inexpansa var. robusta, Calamagrostis scribneri

USDA Symbol: CACAC10

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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