Family: Poaceae
Author: Koeler
Bibliography: Descr. Gram. 105. 1802
Year: 1802
Status: accepted
Rank: species
Genus: Calamagrostis
Vegetable: False
Observations: Temp. & Subarctic Northern Hemisphere, Peru to S. South America
Description
The plant commonly known as Narrow small-reed, with the scientific name Calamagrostis stricta, is a member of the Poaceae family. This grass species was first described by the botanist Koeler in the early 19th century. Notably, Calamagrostis stricta has a wide geographical distribution. It thrives in temperate and subarctic regions across the Northern Hemisphere and extends its reach from Peru to the southern parts of South America.
The Narrow small-reed is adapted to a variety of environmental conditions, reflecting its versatile nature. Its presence in subarctic regions indicates a hardiness and ability to withstand colder climates, while its range down to South America showcases its adaptability to varying altitudinal zones. This widespread distribution makes Calamagrostis stricta an interesting subject for the study of plant resilience and adaptability to different climatic conditions.
Botanists and plant enthusiasts appreciate the Narrow small-reed not only for its extensive range but also for its ecological importance. It often plays a crucial role in supporting local ecosystems, providing habitat and food for various wildlife species. Furthermore, as a member of the Poaceae family, it shares characteristics common to grasses, such as narrow leaves and the formation of tufted clumps, which contribute to its ability to stabilize soil and prevent erosion in the regions where it grows.
In sum, Calamagrostis stricta, or Narrow small-reed, is a remarkable species demonstrating significant ecological versatility and geographical reach. Its establishment in diverse climates from the subarctic to temperate zones and extending down through South America underscores its importance and adaptability in varying environmental contexts.
Common Names
Deu: moor-reitgras, moorreitgras
Eng: narrow small-reed, slim-stem reed grass, slim-stem small-reedgrass, slim-stemmed reedgrass, narrow reedgrass, narrow-spiked reedgrass
Fra: calamagrostis raide, calamagrostide raide, calamagrostide dressée, calamagrostide droite, calamagrostide négligée
Swe: madrör
Nld: stijf struisriet
Cym: corsen fach gulddail, llinhesg y dŵr, mawnwellt cal, mawnwellt cul
Gla: cuilc-fheur beag
En: Narrow small-reed, Slim-stem reed grass, Slimstem reedgrass, Slim-stem Small-reedgrass, Slim-stemmed reedgrass, Narrow reedgrass, Narrow-spiked reedgrass
Nl: Stijf struisriet
Fr: Calamagrostis raide, Calamagrostide raide, Calamagrostide dressée, Calamagrostide droite, Calamagrostide négligée
De: Moor-Reitgras, Moorreitgras, Übersehenes Reitgras
It: Cannella rigida
Gd: Cuilc-fheur Beag
Sv: Madrör
Cy: Corsen Fach Gulddail, Llinhesg y Dŵr, Mawnwellt Cal, Mawnwellt Cul
Synonyms
- Calamagrostis laxiflora (Kearney)
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. australis (Selander)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. pallida (Meinsh.)
- Calamagrostis inexpansa subsp. micrantha ((Kearney) Stebbins & D.Zohary)
- Calamagrostis stricta var. elatior (Hartm.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. wrightii (Kearney)
- Calamagrostis sylvatica subsp. contracta (Dumort.)
- Deyeuxia groenlandica ((Schrank) Kerguélen)
- Calamagrostis freticola ((Speg.) Makloskie)
- Deyeuxia hookeri ((Syme) Druce)
- Deyeuxia neglecta var. borealis ((Laest.) Druce)
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. atrorubens (Blytt)
- Deyeuxia micrantha ((Kearney) L.Liu)
- Calamagrostis reverdattoi (Golub)
- Deyeuxia neglecta var. brevifolia (Vasey)
- Arundo stricta var. interrupta (Wahlenb.)
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. groenlandica ((Schrank) Á.Löve)
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. stricta ((Timm) Tzvelev)
- Calamagrostis ochotensis (V.N.Vassil.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. borealis ((Laest.) Kearney)
- Deyeuxia neglecta var. gracilis (Scribn.)
- Deyeuxia ameghinoi (Speg.)
- Arundo groenlandica (Schrank)
- Calamagrostis kolgujewensis (Gand.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. poioides ((Steud.) Hack.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. stricta ((Timm) Griseb.)
- Calamagrostis praerupta (V.N.Vassil.)
- Calamagrostis stricta var. hookeri (Syme)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. gracilis (Scribn. ex Kearney)
- Calamagrostis aculeolata ((Hack.) Ohwi)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. hookeri ((Syme) Druce)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. laxa (Griseb.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. elatior (Hausskn. ex Andersson)
- Calamagrostis borealis (Laest.)
- Calamagrostis sylvaticostricta (Kühlew. ex Griseb.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta f. violacea (Matuszk.)
- Calamagrostis micrantha (Kearney)
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. micrantha ((Kearney) Tzvelev)
- Deyeuxia vancouverensis (Vasey)
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. groenlandica ((Schrank) Matuszk.)
- Calamagrostis lucida (Scribn.)
- Deyeuxia groenlandica subsp. stricta ((Timm) Kerguélen)
- Calamagrostis contracta ((Dumort.) Tinant)
- Calamagrostis stricta var. geniculata (Blytt)
- Calamagrostis stricta f. pilosior (Norm.)
- Calamagrostis stricta var. humilior (Hartm.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta f. exserta ((Domin) Soó)
- Calamagrostis fuegiana (Speg.)
- Calamagrostis robertii (A.E.Porsild)
- Calamagrostis inexpansa (A.Gray ex Torr.)
- Arundo stricta (Hofft.)
- Calamagrostis stricta f. exserta (Domin)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. latifolia (Holmgren ex Andersson)
- Calamagrostis stricta subsp. borealis ((Laest.) Á.Löve)
- Arundo stricta var. angustata (Wahlenb.)
- Agrostis arundinacea var. contracta ((Dumort.) Lej.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. fallax (Asch.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. obscura (Meinsh.)
- Calamagrostis haenkeana (Hitchc.)
- Deyeuxia poioides ((Steud.) Rúgolo)
- Calamagrostis groenlandica var. iljinii (Tzvelev)
- Calamagrostis stricta var. groenlandica ((Schrank) Á.Löve)
- Calamagrostis hookeri ((Syme) Druce)
- Calamagrostis arundinacea var. contracta ((Dumort.) Koltz)
- Calamagrostis jakutensis (Petrov)
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. borealis ((Laest.) Nyman)
- Calamagrostis ameghinoi ((Speg.) Macloskie)
- Deyeuxia freticola (Speg.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. interrupta ((Wahlenb.) Benn.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. micrantha ((Kearney) Stebbins)
- Calamagrostis stricta var. borealis ((Laest.) Lange)
- Calamagrostis magellanica (Phil.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta f. borealis ((Laest.) Almq.)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. groenlandica ((Schrank) Druce)
- Calamagrostis groenlandica ((Schrank) Kunth)
- Calamagrostis neglecta var. viridis (Torges)
- Deyeuxia borealis ((Laest.) Druce)
Distribution
- Alaska (native)
- Alberta (native)
- Altay (native)
- Amur (native)
- Argentina South (native)
- Arizona (native)
- Baltic States (native)
- Belarus (native)
- Bolivia (native)
- British Columbia (native)
- California (native)
- Central European Rus (native)
- Chile South (native)
- Colorado (native)
- Connecticut (native)
- Czechoslovakia (native)
- Denmark (native)
- East European Russia (native)
- Finland (native)
- Germany (native)
- Great Britain (native)
- Greenland (native)
- Hungary (native)
- Iceland (native)
- Idaho (native)
- Illinois (native)
- Indiana (native)
- Iowa (native)
- Ireland (native)
- Kamchatka (native)
- Kansas (native)
- Kazakhstan (native)
- Khabarovsk (native)
- Korea (native)
- Kuril Is. (native)
- Labrador (native)
- Magadan (native)
- Maine (native)
- Manitoba (native)
- Michigan (native)
- Minnesota (native)
- Missouri (native)
- Mongolia (native)
- Montana (native)
- Nebraska (native)
- Netherlands (native)
- Nevada (native)
- New Brunswick (native)
- New Hampshire (native)
- New Jersey (native)
- New York (native)
- Newfoundland (native)
- North Dakota (native)
- North European Russi (native)
- Northwest European R (native)
- Northwest Territorie (native)
- Norway (native)
- Nova Scotia (native)
- Nunavut (native)
- Ohio (native)
- Ontario (native)
- Oregon (native)
- Pennsylvania (native)
- Peru (native)
- Poland (native)
- Primorye (native)
- Prince Edward I. (native)
- Québec (native)
- Romania (native)
- Sakhalin (native)
- Saskatchewan (native)
- South Dakota (native)
- South European Russi (native)
- Svalbard (native)
- Sweden (native)
- Tadzhikistan (native)
- Transcaucasus (native)
- Turkey (native)
- Ukraine (native)
- Utah (native)
- Vermont (native)
- Washington (native)
- West Siberia (native)
- West Virginia (native)
- Wisconsin (native)
- Wyoming (native)
- Yakutskiya (native)
- Yukon (native)
Additional Images
Fruit
Taken Dec 19, 2014 by EOL − podiceps (cc-by-nc)
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − Encyclopedia of Life (cc-by-nc)
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Leaf
Taken Jul 23, 2022 by E Schmidt (cc-by-sa)
Taken Oct 18, 2022 by Joseph Littlehorn (cc-by-sa)
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Flower
Taken Jun 28, 2022 by James Rush (cc-by-sa)
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − Soreng, R.J. (cc-by-nc-sa)
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. (public)
Habit
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − Soreng, R.J. (cc-by-nc-sa)
Taken Dec 19, 2014 by EOL − podiceps (cc-by-nc)
Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − Soreng, R.J. (cc-by-nc-sa)
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Sources
- WFO (No URL)
- IPNI (No URL)
- POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30241135-2)
- GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/2704899)
- PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koeler)
Specifications
Growth form: Rhizomatous
Growth habit: Graminoid
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth
Ph maximum: 7.0
Ph minimum: 6.5
Light: 8
Atmospheric humidity: 8
Soil nutriments: 2
