Calamagrostis nutkaensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Calamagrostis nutkaensis (J. Presl) Steud.

Pacific reedgrass

2018 Ken Hickman

2008 Eric Wrubel

2019 Ken Hickman

2018 Steven Cognac

2001 Tom Annese

Calamagrostis nutkaensis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Calamagrostis
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Deyeuxia nutkaensis

Information about Calamagrostis nutkaensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CANU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).