Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Calamagrostis porteri
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Calamagrostis porteri
COMMON NAME:
Porter's Reedgrass
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Calamagrostis porteri
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Calamagrostis porteri
230
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic forests, forest edges, cliff bases, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
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