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Calamagrostis stricta ssp. stricta var. borealis
Scientific Name: Calamagrostis stricta ssp. stricta var. borealis
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Calamagrostis stricta
Calamagrostis stricta, commonly known as slimstem reedgrass or northern reed grass, is a perennial graminoid (grass-like) plant.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Kingdom: (Implied: Plantae - Plants)
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. stricta
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. borealis (Laest.) .Lve
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. atrorubens Blytt
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa (A. Gray) C.W. Greene
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. groenlandica (Schrank) . Lve
- Calamagrostis stricta var. aculeolata
- Calamagrostis stricta var. borealis Laest. ex Lange
- Calamagrostis stricta var. groenlandica (Schrank) .Lve
- Calamagrostis stricta var. lacustris (Kearney) C.W. Greene
- Calamagrostis stricta ssp. stricta var. borealis (Laestad.) Hartman
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. borealis (C. Laestadius) . Lve & D. Lve
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. borealis (Laest.) Trautv.
- Calamagrostis borealis Laest.
Distribution and Habitat
This plant is found in New England and Scotland (Calamagrostis stricta var. borealis). Also found in areas where Agrostis mertensii subsp. borealis and Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis occur.
Ecology
Calamagrostis stricta is considered to be at a lower risk of endangerment.
Additional Information
To encourage growth fertilize periodically in the spring.
Resources
- Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009).
- Encyclopedia of Life
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- ResearchGate