Calamagrostis nutkaensis

Calamagrostis nutkaensis is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific reedgrass and Nootka reedgrass.

Calamagrostis nutkaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Calamagrostis
Species:	C. nutkaensis
Binomial name
Calamagrostis nutkaensis (J.Presl) J.Presl ex Steud.
Synonyms
Deyeuxia nutkaensis

It is native to western North America from Alaska to central California, where it is mainly a coastal species growing in moist areas such as beaches and wetlands. This is a perennial bunchgrass forming thick tufts of stems which may exceed a meter in height. There are several flat grass leaves up to a centimeter wide. The inflorescence is usually narrow and thin.

Coastal roadsides in Mendocino County, California can have populations, often receiving fog drip under Eucalyptus stands.

External links

Media related to Calamagrostis nutkaensis at Wikimedia Commons

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Calamagrostis nutkaensis
• USDA Plants Profile
• Calamagrostis nutkaensis - Photo gallery