PLANTS Profile for Calamagrostis coarctata (arctic reedgrass)

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Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton
arctic reedgrass

Symbol:

CACO71

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

Calamagrostis cinnoides

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

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Synonyms:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

CACI

Calamagrostis cinnoides W. Bartram, nom. illeg.

Distribution:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 37 species in Calamagrostis

Classification:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Calamagrostis Adans. – reedgrass
Species	Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton – arctic reedgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Calamagrostis cinnoides
small reed-grass		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

Calamagrostis cinnoides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506859.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 10:46 AM MDT