Calamagrostis epigejos

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Calamagrostis epigejos
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Calamagrostis
Species:
C. epigejos
Binomial name
Calamagrostis epigejos
(L.) Roth
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Arundo epigeiosL.
  • Calamagrostis arenicola
  • Calamagrostis meinshausenii (Tzvelev) Vilyasoo [3]

Calamagrostis epigejos, common names wood small-reed or bushgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae which is native to Eurasia and Africa. It is found from average moisture locales to salt marsh and wet habitats. [4]

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Description

The foliage is a medium green and is perennial with lengthy rhizomes. The culms are erect and are 60–200 centimetres (24–79 in) long while the leaf-blades are 70 centimetres (28 in) long and 3–14 millimetres (0.12–0.55 in) (in some cases even 20 millimetres or 0.8 inches) wide. Its ligule is 4–12 millimetres (0.16–0.47 in) long and is acute and lacerate. The species also have an erect panicle which is 15–30 centimetres (5.9–11.8 in) long and is also oblong and almost lanceolate. The spikelets are 4.5–7 millimetres (0.18–0.28 in) long while the rhachilla is prolonged. The glumes are scaberulous and lanceolate while the lemma is only a half of its length. Its awns are 1–2.5 millimetres (0.04–0.10 in) and are located closer to the lemmas middle. [2]

The large inflorescence is a rich brown colour. The flowers form dense and narrow spikes 25–35 centimetres (10–14 in) long. [4]

Distribution

Calamagrostis epigejos has a broad distribution in temperate Eurasia, from France and Great Britain to Japan. [2] A distinct variety is found in southern and eastern Africa. [2]

Cultivation

Calamagrostis epigejos is cultivated as an ornamental grass for gardens. [4]

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References

  1. "Calamagrostis epigejos". JSTOR . Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Calamagrostis epigejos". Flora of Pakistan. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  3. "Calamagrostis meinshausenii (Tzvelev) Vilyasoo | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 bluestem.ca Archived 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine . accessed 9.30.2012