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Calamagrostis canadensis

Blue-joint and Canada Reedgrass.

We currently do not grow this plant.

Blue Joint grows as a large creeping grass in wet places or meadows from Manitoba to New Mexico, Newfoundland to California. In California Blue-joint lives from about Tulare Co. north in the Sierras, and Mendocino county north in the coast ranges. This range is largely limited by rainfall. If you water a little this grass will grow anywhere. (Syn. Arundo canadensis, C. michauxii, Arundo fissa, Deyeuxia, Calamagrostis langsdorfii var. acuminata, C. oregonensis, C. pallida, C. lactea, C. inexpansa cuprea)

Calamagrostis canadensis tolerates sand, clay and seasonal flooding.

Calamagrostis canadensis's foliage color is reddish-green and type is stressdeciduous.
Calamagrostis canadensis's flower color is na.

Communities for Calamagrostis canadensis:Freshwater Marsh, Mountain Meadow, Riparian (rivers & creeks) and Sub-Alpine Forest.

ph: 5.00 to 7.80
usda: 3 to 10
height[m]: 0.60 to 1.20
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 80.00 to 300.00

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