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Poaceae
Calamagrostis

not marked as a favorite taxon Calamagrostis porteri A. Gray. Common name: Porter's Reedgrass. Phenology: Jul-early Sep. Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic forests and woodlands, especially in fire-maintained situations, forest edges, serpentine barrens, cliff bases. Distribution: NY to AL, in the Appalachians; it was first reported from NC by Ware (1973).

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ID notes: In addition to the key characters above, it can be distinguished from C. canadensis by its having leaf sheaths pubescent at the summit (Matthews & Radford 1985).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: 2n=84-104.

Other Comments: This species is typically sterile unless disturbed by fire or mechanically; it is therefore probably more common than collections indicate.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, HC, Pa, POWO, W, WV; = Calamagrostis porteri A.Gray ssp. porteri — FNA24, K4, NS, NY, Va; = n/a — RAB; ? Calamagrostis porteri A.Gray — Tucker (1996); < Calamagrostis porteri A.Gray — Tn. Basionym: Calamagrostis porteri A.Gray 1862

Links to other floras: = Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri - FNA24

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