| Calamagrostis ophitidis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Calamagrostis |
| Species: | C. ophitidis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calamagrostis ophitidis (J.T.Howell) Nygren | |
Calamagrostis ophitidis, the serpentine reedgrass, is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae.
It is endemic to California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain slopes north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Description
It is a perennial grass forming clumps reaching heights between 60 centimeters and three feet/one meter. The inflorescence is a dense, thinly bushy array of rough, pale-colored spikelets.
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment for Calamagrostis ophitidis
- USDA Plants Profile of Calamagrostis ophitidis
- Calamagrostis ophitidis — U.C. Photo gallery
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Calamagrostis ophitidis |
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| Calamagrostis purpurascens var. ophitidis | |
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