Calamagrostis llanganatensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Calamagrostis |
Species: | C. llanganatensis |
Binomial name | |
Calamagrostis llanganatensis Lægaard | |
Calamagrostis llanganatensis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
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Calamagrostis is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of Calamagrostis generally occur at higher elevations. These tufted perennials usually have hairless narrow leaves. The ligules are usually blunt. The inflorescence forms a panicle. Some may be reed-like.
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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.
Calamagrostis aurea is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Calamagrostis carchiensis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Calamagrostis ecuadoriensis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
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Calamagrostis hirta is a species of grass in the family Poaceae.
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Calamagrostis teretifolia is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found only in Ecuador.
Calamagrostis arundinacea is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae, native to Eurasia, China and India. Under its synonym Calamagrostis brachytricha it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Calamagrostis canescens, known as purple small-reed, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to Europe and western Siberia.
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Calamagrostis ophitidis, the serpentine reedgrass, is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae.
Calamagrostis rubescens is a species of grass known by the common name pinegrass.