Calamagrostis ophitidis

Calamagrostis ophitidis, the serpentine reedgrass, is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae.

Calamagrostis ophitidis

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Calamagrostis
Species:
C. ophitidis
Binomial name
Calamagrostis ophitidis
(J.T.Howell) Nygren

It is endemic to California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain slopes north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Description

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It is a perennial grass forming clumps reaching heights between 60 centimeters and three feet/one meter. The inflorescence is a dense, thinly bushy array of rough, pale-colored spikelets.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
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