Calamovilfa gigantea (Nuttall) Lamson-Scribner & Merrill. Common name: Giant Sandreed. Habitat: Sand dunes, prairies, sandy shores. Distribution: NE and UT south through KS and OK to TX, NM, and AZ.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA25, NS, Tx; = Sporobolus arenicola P.M.Peterson — K4, POWO, Peterson et al (2014a), Peterson et al (2014b). Basionym: Calamagrostis gigantea Nutt. 1837
Links to other floras: = Calamovilfa gigantea - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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