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Learn more about Calamagrostis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Calamagrostis coarctata
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calamagrostis coarctata
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Calamagrostis cinnoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-48-001:
Calamagrostis cinnoides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Calamagrostis cinnoides
COMMON NAME:
Nuttall's Reedgrass
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JK Marlow jkm200625_6169
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Sheaths and blades scabrous, rarely sparsely hirsute, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
JK Marlow jkm200625_6171
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf blades flat, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
JK Marlow jkm190825_0977
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Panicle erect, dense, more or less lobed, 8-20cm long, purple-tinged, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
JK Marlow jkm190825_0979
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf blades and sheaths scabrous, rarely sparsely hirsute, the blades flat, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
JK Marlow jkm190825_0982
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Spikelets 1-flowered. Glumes 6-7mm long, scabrous, long-acuminate, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
JK Marlow jkm190825_0987
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Culms erect, stout, about 125cm tall, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).
JK Marlow jkm190825_0995
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Panicle dense, to 20cm long, purplish, per The Grasses of North Carolina (Blomquist, 1948).