Calamagrostis purpurascens
Purple Reedgrass
Also known as: Arundo purpurascens (R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f. +6 more
- Arundo purpurascens (R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Calamagrostis arundinacea f. purpurascens (R.Br.) Gelert
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. purpurascens (R.Br.) Porsild
- Calamagrostis purpurascens var. typica Louis-Marie
- Calamagrostis purpurascens var. vaseyi M.E.Jones
- Calamagrostis vaseyi Beal
- Deyeuxia purpurascens (R.Br.) Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Calamagrostis purpurascens (commonly known as Purple Reedgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chita, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Primorye, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Svalbard, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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