Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. In Hack.

Prairie sandreed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Calamovilfa

Characteristics

Stout, to 2 m, from long rhizomes; sheaths to 15 cm; ligule 1–1.5 mm; blades to 60 cm × 12 mm, not articulated to the sheath; infl 1.5–7 dm; first glume 3.5–6.5 mm, the second 5–8 mm; lemma 4.5–7 mm, glabrous except for the callus-hairs half to seven-eighths as long; palea glabrous; 2n=40, 60. Two well marked vars.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.8
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 1.15
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-4
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Calamovilfa longifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Calamovilfa longifolia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:40685-2
WFO ID wfo-0000858240
COL ID 5X74M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Athernotus longifolius Calamagrostis longifolia Calamovilfa longifolia Ammophila longifolia Calamovilfa longifolia var. longifolia