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Maui Reedgrass (Calamagrostis expansa)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Poaceae
  • State: HI
  • Nature Serve ID: 144416
  • Lifeform: Graminoid
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/20/2023
Description:

Where is Maui Reedgrass (Calamagrostis expansa) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Maui Reedgrass can be found in Hawaii

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Nomenclature
Taxon Calamagrostis expansa
Authority (Munro) Hitch.
Family Poaceae
CPC Number 9304
ITIS 565037
USDA CAEX
Duration Perennial
Common Names Maui Reedgrass
Associated Scientific Names Calamagrostis expansa
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Hawaii S1
Ecological Relationships

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