Calamagrostis nardifolia

Calamagrostis nardifolia is a species of grass native to the southern Andes.[2]

Calamagrostis nardifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Calamagrostis
Species:
C. nardifolia
Binomial name
Calamagrostis nardifolia
(Griseb.) Hack. ex Stuck.
Synonyms [1]
  • Agrostis canescens Griseb. non (L.) Salisb.
  • Agrostis nardifolia Griseb.
  • Deyeuxia nardifolia (Griseb.) Phil.
  • Deyeuxia trisetoides Phil.

Description

Calamagrostis nardifolia grows up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) high, and bears a panicle of flowers, 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) by 0.8–1.0 cm (0.3–0.4 in). Each spikelet is 5.0–6.8 millimetres (0.20–0.27 in) long and contains a single fertile floret.[3]

Ecology

Calamagrostis nardifolia is one of the fodder species preferred by vicuñas during the wet season.[4]

References
  1. "Calamagrostis nardifolia". The Plant List. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 409. ISBN 9781420003222.
  3. W. D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K. T. Harman; H. Williamson. "Calamagrostis nardifolia". GrassBase. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. Marcelo Cassini; Mariela Borgnia; Yanina Arzamendia; Verónica Benítez; Bibiana Vilá (2009). "Sociality, foraging and habitat use by vicuña". In Iain J. Gordon (ed.). The Vicuña: the Theory and Practice of Community Based Wildlife Management. Springer. pp. 35–48. ISBN 9780387094762.


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