Calamagrostis nardifolia

Calamagrostis nardifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Calamagrostis
Species:	C. nardifolia
Binomial name
	Calamagrostis nardifolia; (Griseb.) Hack. ex Stuck.
Synonyms
	Agrostis canescens Griseb. non (L.) Salisb.; Agrostis nardifolia Griseb.; Deyeuxia nardifolia (Griseb.) Phil.; Deyeuxia trisetoides Phil.;

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

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

^ "Calamagrostis nardifolia". The Plant List. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 409. ISBN 9781420003222.
^ W. D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K. T. Harman; H. Williamson. "Calamagrostis nardifolia". GrassBase. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ 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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[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.

[Kew-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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