Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Pubescence: Scabrous
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 1-3 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Panicle dense, usually pinkish or purplish.

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MN , MT , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Substrates: lake shores, tundra, slopes; dry, moderately well drained; calcareous; rocks, gravel, sand, silt. Habitats: Growing on rocky slopes and well-drained sandy soils.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), CAN(N), GL(N)

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Calamagrostis purpurascens is a larval host and/or nectar source for:

Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) Larval Host Learn more at BAMONA

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright

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Additional resources

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