Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Calamagrostis Adans. [664]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Reed grass, Smallweed

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pub_year:

accepted: Accepted

Family: Poaceae

family_ja: イネ

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of about 250 species of sturdy, tufted, rhizomatous, perennial grasses widely distributed in temperate zones of the N. hemisphere, where they occur in marshland and damp woodland. They have linear, flat or channelled leaves and dense inflorescences borne in branching panicles. Ornamental cultivars are useful in a herbaceous or mixed border for their long-lasting, elegant inflorescences and architectural form. Some species may be invasive.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Divide in mid-spring.

pests_en: Trouble free.

description_ja:

comment: Temperate

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Phylogenetic definition:

Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

family:

SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
APG4 Poaceae イネ科 Show
PB2 Poaceae イネ科 Show
PB3 Poaceae イネ科 Show

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