Pacific reedgrass facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pacific reedgrass |
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Calamagrostis
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nutkaensis
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Deyeuxia nutkaensis |
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Calamagrostis nutkaensis is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific reedgrass and Nootka reedgrass.
It is native to western North America from Alaska to central California, where it is mainly a coastal species growing in moist areas such as beaches and wetlands. This is a perennial bunchgrass forming thick tufts of stems which may exceed a meter in height. There are several flat grass leaves up to a centimeter wide. The inflorescence is usually narrow and thin.
Coastal roadsides in Mendocino County, California can have populations, often receiving fog drip under Eucalyptus stands.
See also
In Spanish: Calamagrostis nutkaensis para niños
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