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Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa

Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler ssp. inexpansa (A. Gray) C.W. Greene

Northern Reedgrass

Poaceae (Grass Family)

Synonym(s): Calamagrostis californica, Calamagrostis canadensis var. acuminata, Calamagrostis canadensis var. arcta, Calamagrostis chordorrhiza, Calamagrostis crassiglumis, Calamagrostis expansa, Calamagrostis fernaldii, Calamagrostis hyperborea var. americana, Calamagrostis hyperborea var. elongata, Calamagrostis hyperborea var. stenodes, Calamagrostis inexpansa, Calamagrostis inexpansa var. barbulata, Calamagrostis inexpansa var. brevior, Calamagrostis inexpansa var. novae-angliae, Calamagrostis labradorica, Calamagrostis lacustris, Calamagrostis lapponica var. brevipilis, Calamagrostis pickeringii var. lacustris, Calamagrostis robertii, Calamagrostis stricta var. brevior, Calamagrostis stricta var. lacustris

USDA Symbol: CASTI3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (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 4 feet tall.
Leaf: Dark Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

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

Growing Conditions

Water Use: High
Light Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

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

Metadata

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

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