Calamagrostis intermedia
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| Calamagrostis intermedia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Calamagrostis |
| Species: | C. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamagrostis intermedia (J. Presl) Steud. | |
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Calamagrostis intermedia is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to South America, growing in high elevation grasslands and forest clearings. Its range extends from Colombia to Argentina.
Calamagrostis intermedia is a perennial grass growing from a short, rounded rhizome. It grows in tussocks and can reach a height of 80 cm (30 in). There are no stipules; the leaves are upright, linear, with entire edges and incurved margins, giving a wiry, cylindrical effect. The inflorescence is a lax, terminal panicle up to 90 cm (35 in) tall, only just longer than the leaves. The flowers are bisexual with purple spikelets, densely pubescent and narrowly fusiform.[2][3]
Distribution
This species is native to South America where it occurs in the foothills and high elevation grasslands of the Andes and other mountain ranges. It is the dominant plant in the grassy páramo in the El Cajas National Park in Ecuador.[2] It also occurs in forest clearings and where the ground has been disturbed.[3]