Greeneochloa coarctata (Eaton) P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romaschenko, & Barberá. Common name: Nuttall's Reedgrass. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, and other wet sites. Distribution: ME and NY south to n. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), AL, and LA, primarily on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The replacement of the familiar epithet cinnoides is necessary for nomenclatural reasons (Kartesz 1999); the type of Calamagrostis cinnoides is actually Calamagrostis canadensis.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, POWO, Peterson et al (2019b); = Calamagrostis cinnoides (Muhl.) W.P.C.Barton — C, F, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Tucker (1996); = Calamagrostis coarctata Eaton — NS. Basionym: Calamagrostis coarctata Eaton 1829
Links to other floras: = Calamagrostis cinnoides - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
- Midwest: OBL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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