Feathertop Reed Grass (Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth)
Also known as feathertop reed-grass, bushgrass, wood small-reed, chee reedgrass; also classified as Calamagrostis epigeios (Alternate Spelling).
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced or Not Present | |
| Introduced |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Notes
Many common names are in use for this species and we found none to be dominant. We prefer the name "feathertop reed grass" because the common name "reed grass" is frequently used to refer to plants of the Calamagrostis genus, and the seedheads of this grass do have a feather-like appearance, so the name seems descriptive. None of the common names correspond to the scientific epithet epigejos, meaning "epigeous" (germinating above the ground.)
↑Links & External Resources
• Calamagrostis epigeios (chee reedgrass) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Calamagrostis epigeios | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Calamagrostis epigeios | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Calamagrostis epigejos | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Calamagrostis epigeios | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Calamagrostis epigejos | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)
