Calamagrostis ophitidis

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Calamagrostis ophitidis
Calamagrostis ophitidis - University of California Botanical Garden - DSC09045.JPG
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Calamagrostis
Species:
C. ophitidis
Binomial name
Calamagrostis ophitidis
(J.T.Howell) Nygren

Calamagrostis ophitidis, the serpentine reedgrass, is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae.

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It is endemic to California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain slopes north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Description

It is a perennial grass forming clumps reaching heights between 60 centimeters and three feet/one meter. The inflorescence is a dense, thinly bushy array of rough, pale-colored spikelets.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".