Family: Poaceae
Author: (L.) Roth
Bibliography: Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 33 (1788)
Year: 1788
Status: accepted
Rank: species
Genus: Calamagrostis
Vegetable: False
Observations: Temp. Eurasia, New Guinea
Description
Korean feather reed grass, known scientifically as Calamagrostis arundinacea, is a distinguished member of the Poaceae family, widely celebrated for its aesthetic appeal and adaptability. This perennial grass is native to temperate regions of Eurasia and extends to the diverse climates of New Guinea, showcasing a remarkable versatility in its growth habitats.
First identified and named in the seminal work “Tentamen Florae Germanicae,” published in 1788 by botanist (L.) Roth, Korean feather reed grass has since become a cherished addition to gardens and landscapes around the world.
Botanical Description:
Korean feather reed grass grows in dense, upright clumps, reaching heights of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet). Its slender, arching leaves form a graceful mound, creating a visual softness that contrasts beautifully with more rigid garden structures. In summer, it produces feathery plumes of flowers that start as a greenish hue, transitioning to a striking golden tan as they mature. These flower spikes add vertical interest to any planting scheme and persist well into winter, providing texture and movement in the colder months.
Growing Conditions:
This hardy grass thrives in a range of soil types, though it prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It is tolerant of both full sun and partial shade, making it a versatile choice for various garden settings. Though moderately drought-tolerant once established, Korean feather reed grass benefits from regular watering during prolonged dry spells to maintain its lush appearance.
Maintenance and Care:
One of the many advantages of Korean feather reed grass is its low-maintenance nature. It requires minimal care beyond an annual trim in late winter or early spring to remove old foliage and encourage new growth. This grass is relatively pest and disease-free, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a reliable and hassle-free plant.
Uses in Landscaping:
Korean feather reed grass is highly valued in landscaping for its vertical form and textural contrast. It works well as a specimen plant, in mixed borders, and even in mass plantings for a more dramatic effect. Its ability to sway gracefully in the breeze adds a dynamic element to garden designs, and its persistence through winter provides year-round interest.
By integrating Korean feather reed grass into your garden or landscape, you can enjoy not only its beauty and elegance but also its resilience and ease of care, making it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced gardeners alike.
Common Names
Dan: skov-rørhvene
Deu: wald-reitgras
Fin: metsäkastikka
Swe: metsäkastikka, piprör
Nob: snerprørkvein
Nno: snerprøyrkvein
Nld: bosstruisriet
Eng: metskastik
En: Korean Feather Reed Grass, Overdam Feather Reed Grass, Purple reedgrass, Rough Reedgrass, Metskastik, Rough Small-reed
Be: Пажарніца траснікападобная
Bg: Горски вейник
Zh: 野青茅
Cs: Třtina rákosovitá
Da: Skov-rørhvene
Nl: Bosstruisriet
Et: Metskastik
Fi: Metsäkastikka
Fr: Calamagrostide à feuilles de roseau, Calamagrostis à feuilles de roseau, Roseau des montagnes, Agrostide des bois, Agrostis des bois, Calamagrostide faux roseau, Calamagrostis faux roseau, Calamagrostide faux-roseau
De: Wald-Reitgras, Rohr-Reitgras (Rohrreitgras), Wald-Reitgras /(Waldreitgras), Rohr-Reitgras, Waldschilfgras
It: Cannella dei boschi
Ko: 실새풀
Lv: Niedru ciesa
Nb: Snerprørkvein
Nn: Snerprøyrkvein
Pl: Trzcinnik leśny
Sv: Piprör, Metsäkastikka
Zh-tw: 松田野青茅, 臺灣野青茅, 類蘆野青茅
Uk: Куничник Очеретяний
: Korean feather reed grass
Synonyms
- Deyeuxia ampla (Keng)
- Calamagrostis longiseta var. heterogluma (Nakai)
- Calamagrostis monticola (Petrov ex Kom.)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. collina ((Franch.) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. brachytricha ((Steud.) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Deyeuxia pyramidalis ((Host) Veldkamp)
- Deyeuxia silvatica var. turfosa (Schur)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. ligulata (Rendle)
- Calamagrostis chassanensis (Prob.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. densa (Honda)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. pubescens (Podp.)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. collina ((Franch.) Rendle)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. austrojeholensis ((Honda) Kitag.)
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. abietina (Schur)
- Deyeuxia zhongdianensis (L.Liu)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. pyramidalis ((Host) O.Fedtsch.)
- Calamagrostis parviflora (Rupr.)
- Calamagrostis formosana var. pauciflora (Hayata)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. borealis (Rendle)
- Deyeuxia multiflora (P.Beauv. ex Nyman)
- Deyeuxia pyramidalis var. ligulata ((Rendle) Q.X.Liu)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea f. rufescens (Matuszk.)
- Calamagrostis montana (DC.)
- Calamagrostis brachytricha var. ciliata ((Honda) Ibaragi & H.Ohashi)
- Deyeuxia abietina ((Schur) Fuss)
- Calamagrostis brevifolia (Steud. ex Miq.)
- Calamagrostis sylvatica (Besser)
- Calamagrostis sublanceolata (Honda)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. latifolia ((Rendle) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Calamagrostis sugawarae (Ohwi)
- Calamagrostis silvatica subsp. contracta (Dumort.)
- Arundo clarionis (Loisel.)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. borealis ((Rendle) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Calamagrostis varia var. longiaristata (Korsh.)
- Deyeuxia brachytricha ((Steud.) D.M.Chang)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. alpina (Schur)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. heterogluma ((Nakai) T.Koyama)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. silvatica ((Schrad.) Čelak.)
- Deyeuxia rariflora ((Schur) Fuss)
- Deyeuxia formosana ((Hayata) C.C.Hsu)
- Arundo sylvatica (Schrad.)
- Calamagrostis henryi ((Rendle) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu ex J.L.Yang)
- Calamagrostis formosana (Hayata)
- Calamagrostis montana var. pseudoarundinacea (Rchb.)
- Deyeuxia henryi (Rendle)
- Calamagrostis subalpina (Schur)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. hymenoglossa (Ohwi)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. macrotricha (Litv.)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. sciuroides ((Franch. & Sav.) Rendle)
- Donax montanus (P.Beauv.)
- Agrostis pseudoarundinacea (Schleich. ex Gaudin)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. turfosa (Schur)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. ciliata ((Honda) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. pyramidalis ((Host) Mutel)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. subvaria (Torges)
- Calamagrostis austrojeholensis (Honda)
- Calamagrostis hakonensis var. morrisonensis (Honda)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. inaequata ((Honda) Ohwi)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. distantiflora ((Luchnik) Tzvelev)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. ciliata (Honda)
- Calamagrostis korotkyi subsp. monticola ((Petrov ex Kom.) Vorosch.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. sugawarae ((Ohwi) Tzvelev)
- Calamagrostis licentiana (Hand.-Mazz.)
- Cinna agrostoidea (P.Beauv.)
- Deyeuxia subalpina (Schur)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. sylvatica (Čelak.)
- Deyeuxia hupehensis (Rendle)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. robusta ((Honda) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. sciuroides ((Franch. & Sav.) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. latifolia (Rendle)
- Calamagrostis montana var. spicata (Regel)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. hirsuta ((Hack.) Rendle)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. brachytricha ((Steud.) Hack.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. hymenoglossa ((Ohwi) T.Koyama)
- Calamagrostis sylvatica var. rariflora (Schur)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. sciuroides ((Franch. & Sav.) Hack.)
- Calamagrostis matsudana (Honda)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea f. effusa (I.C.Chung)
- Calamagrostis silvatica var. abietina (Schur)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. grandiflora (Litv.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. inaequata (Honda)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica (Kunth)
- Deyeuxia montana (P.Beauv.)
- Calamagrostis pyramidalis (Host)
- Deyeuxia pyramidalis var. robusta (Q.X.Liu)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. nipponica ((Franch. & Sav.) Hack.)
- Calamagrostis hsinganensis ((Kitag.) Kitag.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. ligulata ((Rendle) Kitag.)
- Calamagrostis silvatica var. montana (Maly)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. subbiflora (Zapal.)
- Arundo montana (Gaudin)
- Calamagrostis brevipila (Steud. ex Miq.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. hsinganensis (Kitag.)
- Calamagrostis hupehensis ((Rendle) Chase)
- Athernotus pyramidalis ((Host) Dulac)
- Deyeuxia sciuroides ((Franch. & Sav.) Keng)
- Calamagrostis heterogluma ((Nakai) Honda)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea f. turfosa ((Schur) Soó)
- Deyeuxia pyramidalis var. ciliata ((Honda) Q.X.Liu)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. heterogluma ((Nakai) I.C.Chung)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. ligulata ((Rendle) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Deyeuxia silvatica var. alpina (Schur)
- Calamagrostis morrisonensis (Hayata)
- Deyeuxia arundinacea var. hirsuta ((Hack.) P.C.Kuo & S.L.Lu)
- Calamagrostis abietina (Schur)
- Calamagrostis collina (Franch.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. montana (Čelak.)
- Calamagrostis silvatica var. pyramidalis ((Host) Mutel)
- Deyeuxia matsudana ((Honda) Keng)
- Calamagrostis distantiflora (Luchnik)
- Calamagrostis clarionis ((Loisel.) Loisel.)
- Calamagrostis hymenoglossa (Ohwi)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. latifolia ((Rendle) Kitag.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. grandis (Blytt)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. brachytricha ((Steud.) Tzvelev)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. alpina ((Schur) Serb. & Beldie)
- Calamagrostis nipponica (Franch. & Sav.)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. ciliata ((Honda) Keng)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. silvatica ((Schrad.) Čelak.)
- Deyeuxia pyramidalis var. borealis ((Rendle) Q.X.Liu)
- Calamagrostis sciuroides (Franch. & Sav.)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea subsp. monticola ((Petrov ex Kom.) Tzvelev)
- Calamagrostis brachytricha (Steud.)
- Deyeuxia sylvatica var. brachytricha ((Steud.) Rendle)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. hirsuta (Hack.)
- Calamagrostis glabriflora (Popov)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. robusta (Honda)
- Agrostis arundinacea (L.)
Distribution
- Albania (native)
- Altay (native)
- Amur (native)
- Austria (native)
- Baltic States (native)
- Belarus (native)
- Belgium (native)
- Bulgaria (native)
- Buryatiya (native)
- Central European Rus (native)
- China North-Central (native)
- China South-Central (native)
- China Southeast (native)
- Chita (native)
- Czechoslovakia (native)
- Denmark (native)
- East European Russia (native)
- East Himalaya (native)
- Finland (native)
- France (native)
- Germany (native)
- Greece (native)
- Hungary (native)
- Inner Mongolia (native)
- Irkutsk (native)
- Italy (native)
- Japan (native)
- Kazakhstan (native)
- Khabarovsk (native)
- Korea (native)
- Krasnoyarsk (native)
- Magadan (native)
- Manchuria (native)
- New Guinea (native)
- North Caucasus (native)
- North European Russi (native)
- Northwest European R (native)
- Norway (native)
- Philippines (native)
- Poland (native)
- Portugal (native)
- Primorye (native)
- Qinghai (native)
- Romania (native)
- Sakhalin (native)
- South European Russi (native)
- Spain (native)
- Sweden (native)
- Switzerland (native)
- Taiwan (native)
- Tibet (native)
- Transcaucasus (native)
- Turkey (native)
- Ukraine (native)
- West Himalaya (native)
- West Siberia (native)
- Xinjiang (native)
- Yugoslavia (native)
Additional Images
Flower
Taken Aug 24, 2018 by Jean-Michel Faton (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 2, 2020 by sawada Tsuna (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 4, 2009 by Tela Botanica − Mathieu MENAND (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 28, 2010 by Tela Botanica − Mathieu MENAND (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 2, 2020 by sawada Tsuna (cc-by-sa)
Habit
Taken Sep 15, 2018 by Photoflora – Jean-Luc TASSET (©)
Taken Jul 20, 2017 by Tela Botanica − Marie PORTAS (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 24, 2018 by Tela Botanica − Michel Gaubert (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 24, 2018 by Tela Botanica − Michel Gaubert (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 8, 2022 by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Leaf
Taken Jun 14, 2022 by Fero Looxi (cc-by-sa)
Taken Aug 24, 2018 by Jean-Michel Faton (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 16, 2022 by Birgitta Tittel (cc-by-sa)
Taken Nov 16, 2021 by yuriko yano (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 8, 2022 by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Bark
Taken Oct 16, 2022 by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 15, 2009 by Photoflora – Benoit BOCK (©)
Taken Jul 15, 2009 by Photoflora – Benoit BOCK (©)
Taken Jul 15, 2009 by Photoflora – Benoit BOCK (©)
Taken Jul 28, 2010 by Tela Botanica − Mathieu MENAND (cc-by-sa)
Fruit
Taken Jul 17, 2021 by Юрий Басов (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jul 17, 2021 by Юрий Басов (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 18, 2022 by Achim Jung (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 8, 2022 by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Taken Sep 8, 2022 by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Other
Taken Jul 15, 2009 by Photoflora – Benoit BOCK (©)
Taken Jul 15, 2019 by Photoflora – Benoit BOCK (©)
Taken Jan 1, 1970 by Photoflora – L’Abbé COSTE (©)
Taken Jan 1, 1970 by Photoflora – L’Abbé COSTE (©)
Taken Jul 15, 2019 by Photoflora – Benoit BOCK (©)
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Sources
- WFO (No URL)
- IPNI (No URL)
- GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/4109084)
- POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1036939-2)
- PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth)
Specifications
Growth habit: Graminoid
Growth
Ph maximum: 5.5
Ph minimum: 5.0
Light: 5
Atmospheric humidity: 5
Bloom months: [‘jul’, ‘aug’]
Soil nutriments: 5
