Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth var. brachytricha (Steud.) Hack. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth var. brachytricha (Steud.) Hack.

Summary

Genus:

Calamagrostis

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Agrostidinae

Nomen number:

8342

Place of publication:

Bull. Herb. Boissier 7:652. 1899

Verified:

07/12/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth (0 active accession[s])
Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth var. sciuroides (Franch. & Sav.) Hack. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Calamagrostis brachytricha Steud.

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Reference(s)

Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-

Common names

German
Diamant-Reitgras –
Swedish
diamantrör –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]

Cultivated
Northern America

REGION: United States

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8342. Accessed 17 April 2026.