Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa

Species category

Weed

Common name

northern reedgrass

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.

Shape

Lanceolate

Size

  • Length: 2.5–3 mm
  • Width: 0.5–0.9 mm
  • Thickness: 0.5–0.8 mm

Color

Gray

Texture

ScabrousScabrous:
Rough to the touch, covered with minute points of very short, stiff hairs.
surface between scurfyScurf:
Having flakes on the surface.
nerves

Lemma

Five veins

Palea

Enclosed in the lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.

Other structures

Long hairs from the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.

Identification notes

AwnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
from the central lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
nerve near the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
. AwnsAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
are the same length as the floretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
and are geniculateGeniculate:
Bent at a sharp angle.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Poaceae

Valid name

Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler subsp. inexpansa (A. Gray) C.W. Greene

Synonyms

Calamagrostis californica Kearney
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. var. arcta Stebbins
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. var. acuminata Vasey ex Shear & Rydb.
Calamagrostis chordorrhiza A.E. Porsild
Calamagrostis crassiglumis Thurb.

 Calamagrostis stricta  ssp . inexpansa.  Florets with long hairs from the callus.
Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa. Florets with long hairs from the callus.