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Calamagrostis purpurea
Scandinavian small reed
Synonyms
Calamagrostis purpurea subsp. phragmitoidesCalamagrostis phragmitoides
Botanical details
- Family
- Poaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Calamagrostis
- Genus description
Calamagrostis are robust rhizomatous perennial grasses, forming tufts of linear leaves, with erect stems bearing dense branching flowering panicles in summer
- Name status
Correct
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