Calamagrostis breweri
Species of flowering plant
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Calamagrostis breweri is a species of grass known by the common name shorthair reedgrass.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Calamagrostis |
| Species: | C. breweri |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamagrostis breweri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calamagrostis lemmonii | |
Distribution
It is native to the mountains of Northern California and Oregon, where it usually grow in forests and meadows in subalpine and alpine climates.
Description
This is a perennial grass without rhizomes which form tufts and bunches up to about 50 centimeters in maximum height, but generally shorter. The small, sparse leaves are mainly located at the base of the stems. The inflorescence is small, scattered and reddish, with spikelet about half a centimeter long.
