genus
Reedgrasses
Calamagrostis
Field notes
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- Reed and Wavy-hair Grasses 1 native
- Bushgrass introduced
- European Marram Grass introduced
- Canadian Bluejoint native
- American Marram Grass native
- Scandinavian Small-reed native
- Purple Small-reed
- Pacific Small-reedgrass native
- Purple Reedgrass native
- Pine Reed Grass native
- Feather Reed Grass introduced
- Northern Reedgrass native
- Serpentine Reedgrass native
- Coastal Small-reed
- Korean Feather-reed Grass present
- Lapland Reedgrass native
- Pickering's Reed Bentgrass
- Hybrid Marram Grass
- Plains Reedgrass native
- Holm's Small-reedgrass
- Fire Reedgrass native
- One-and-a-half-flower Small-reedgrass
- Purple Marram
- Howell's Reedgrass native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native reedgrasses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canadian Bluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
caterpillars
5
food
10
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American Marram Grass
Calamagrostis breviligulata
caterpillars
3
food
8
flowers
2
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Slim-stem Small-reedgrass
Calamagrostis stricta
caterpillars
2
food
14
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Northern Reedgrass
Calamagrostis inexpansa
caterpillars
2
food
6
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Purple Reedgrass
Calamagrostis purpurascens
caterpillars
2
food
4
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Pine Reed Grass
Calamagrostis rubescens
caterpillars
2
food
4
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Lapland Reedgrass
Calamagrostis lapponica
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Plains Reedgrass
Calamagrostis montanensis
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Scandinavian Small-reed
Calamagrostis purpurea
caterpillars
1
food
12
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Pacific Small-reedgrass
Calamagrostis nutkaensis
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Serpentine Reedgrass
Calamagrostis ophitidis
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Fire Reedgrass
Calamagrostis koelerioides
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Howell's Reedgrass
Calamagrostis howellii
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Cape Mendocino Reed Grass
Calamagrostis foliosa
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Muir's Reedgrass
Calamagrostis muiriana
caterpillars
1
food
2