*Calamovilfa longifolia (Hooker) Hackel ex Lamson-Scribner & Southworth var. magna Lamson-Scribner & Merrill. Common name: Great Lakes Sandreed. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Beaches. Distribution: Naturalized from the more western Great Lakes.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA25, G, Mi, NS; = Sporobolus rigidus (Buckley) P.M.Peterson var. magnus (Scribn. & Merr.) P.M.Peterson — Can, K4, NY, POWO, Peterson et al (2014a); < Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Hack. ex Scribn. & Southworth — F, Il, Pa. Basionym: Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Hack. ex Scribn. & Southworth var. magna Scribn. & Merr. 1901
Links to other floras: = Calamovilfa longifolia var. magna - FNA25
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