PLANTS Profile for Calamagrostis epigeios (chee reedgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth
chee reedgrass

Symbol:

CAEP

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Line Drawing of Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

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Distribution:
Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (IA, IL, KS, MA, MI, ND, NJ, NY, PA, WI), CAN (AB, LB, MB, NB, NS, ON)

Related Taxa:
Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 37 species in Calamagrostis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Calamagrostis epigeios ssp. epigeios
chee reedgrass

Calamagrostis epigeios ssp. glomerata
chee reedgrass

Calamagrostis epigeios ssp. macrolepis
chee reedgrass

Calamagrostis epigeios ssp. meinshausenii
chee reedgrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

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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 epigeios (L.) Roth – chee reedgrass

Introduced Information:
Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40536.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 02:04 AM MDT