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Howell's reedgrass

Scientific Name: Calamagrostis howellii

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Howell's Reedgrass (Calamagrostis howellii)

Discover information about Howell's Reedgrass, a perennial graminoid belonging to the grass family Poaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Calamagrostis howellii Vasey
  • Common Name: Howell's Reedgrass
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
  • Genus: Calamagrostis (Small-reed or Reedgrass)
  • TSN: 40537 (ITIS)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found on cliffs along the Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge.
  • Endemic to rocky banks and crevices of cliffs.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid

Related Species

  • Other species in the Calamagrostis genus include:
    • Calamagrostis canadensis (Canadian Small-reed, Bluejoint)
    • Calamagrostis hyperborea (Northern Reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis stricta (narrowspike reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis koelerioides (Dense Pine Reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis ophitidis (serpentine reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis porteri (Hollow Reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis coarctata (arctic reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis sequiflora (1 & 1/2 flowered reedgrass)
    • Calamagrostis bolanderi (Bolander's reedgrass)