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Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta
Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler var. stricta
Slimstem Reedgrass, Slim-stem Reedgrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Calamagrostis neglecta, Calamagrostis neglecta ssp. stricta, Calamagrostis neglecta var. gracilis, Calamagrostis neglecta var. micrantha
USDA Symbol: CASTS8
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N)
This taxon appears as Calamagrostis stricta ssp. stricta var. stricta on the USDA PLANTS Database website.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , IL , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NH , NV , NY , OR , SD , UT , WA , WI , WV , WYNative Habitat: Moist to wet meadows and fens, sometimes in marshes and bogs or near sand dunes.
Web Reference
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 stricta var. stricta in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-07-20Research By: CBR