PLANTS Profile for Calamagrostis ophitidis (serpentine reedgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren
serpentine reedgrass

Symbol:

CAOP2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren

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Synonyms:
Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren

CAPUO2

Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. var. ophitidis J.T. Howell

Distribution:
Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 39 species in Calamagrostis

Classification:
Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren

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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 ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren – serpentine reedgrass

More Accounts and Images:
Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T. Howell) Nygren

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 40559.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 06:28 PM CDT