Cinna (plant)

Woodreeds
Cinna arundinacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Poodae
Tribe:	Poeae
Subtribe:	Cinninae
Genus:	Cinna L. [1]
Type species
Cinna arundinacea L.
Synonyms [2]
BlyttiaFr. 1839, illegitimate homonym not Arn. 1838 nor Endl. 1840 CinnastrumE.Fourn.

Cinna is a small genus of grasses known by the common name woodreeds. There are only four known species, but they are quite widespread in the Americas and northern Eurasia. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Woodreeds are perennial grasses with long, soft panicle inflorescences. They are found in moist areas, especially near bodies of water. ^{[6] [7]}

Species

• Cinna arundinacea - sweet woodreed, stout woodreed - eastern Canada, eastern & central United States
• Cinna bolanderi - Bolander's woodreed - central California (Fresno, Tulare, Mariposa counties)
• Cinna latifolia - drooping woodreed - northern Eurasia from Norway to Japan & Magadan; Canada incl Arctic territories; northern & western United States
• Cinna poiformis - Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia ^{[2] [8]}

Formerly included

Species now considered better suited to other genera: Agrostis, Andropogon, Arctagrostis, Calamagrostis, Dichelachne, Echinopogon, Limnodea, Muhlenbergia, Pogonatherum , and Sporobolus ^[2]

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References

1. Linnaeus, Carl von 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 5
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Grass Manual Account
4. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 363 单蕊草属 dan rui cao shu Cinna Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 5. 1753.
5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution maps
6. Jepson Manual Treatment
7. USDA Plants Profile
8. The Plant List search for Cinna