Calamagrostis rubescens
Encyclopedia
Calamagrostis rubescens is a species of grass
known by the common name pinegrass.
It is native to western North America, including Canada from British Columbia
to Manitoba
and the United States
from California
to Colorado
. It can be found in several types of habitat, including forest and woodlands.
It is a perennial bunchgrass growing erect to heights between 60 centimeters and one meter. The inflorescence
is a dense bunch or open array of spikelets. Each spikelet is about half a centimeter long and has a bent or twisted awn about the same length.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known by the common name pinegrass.
It is native to western North America, including Canada from British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
to Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. It can be found in several types of habitat, including forest and woodlands.
It is a perennial bunchgrass growing erect to heights between 60 centimeters and one meter. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a dense bunch or open array of spikelets. Each spikelet is about half a centimeter long and has a bent or twisted awn about the same length.