Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Calamagrostis epigejos
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calamagrostis epigeios
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calamagrostis epigeios var. epigeios
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calamagrostis epigeios var. georgica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Calamagrostis epigejos
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Calamagrostis epigeios
COMMON NAME:
Bushgrass, Feathertop
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_caep_001_lhd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Calamagrostis epigejos
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calamagrostis epigeios
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calamagrostis epigeios var. epigeios
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calamagrostis epigeios var. georgica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Calamagrostis epigejos
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Calamagrostis epigeios
4181
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p328
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p015
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