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Poaceae
Calamagrostis

Calamagrostis Adanson. Common name: Reedgrass.

Key to Calamagrostis

A genus of about 230 species, north and south temperate. Saarela et al. (2017) conclude that Ammophila should be merged into Calamagrostis.

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Subfamily: Pooideae. Tribe: Poeae (CHLOROPLAST GROUP 1 Aveneae type). Subtribe: Agrostidinae. supertribe: Poodae. clade: "BOP".

References: Barkworth (2007r) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007a); Delisle-Oldham, Oldham, & Catling (2008); Greene (1980); Marr, Hebda, & Greene (2007) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007a); Peterson et al. (2019b); Saarela et al. (2017); Tucker (1996). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Calamagrostis porteri | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Calamagrostis breviligulata ssp. breviligulata | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Calamagrostis inexpansa source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Calamagrostis inexpansa source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bonnie Semmling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bonnie Semmling | Calamagrostis epigejos source | Original Image ⭷

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