Feather Reed Grass
Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Europe and Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

Feather Reed Grass is a tall, slender grass that thrives in moist, sunny locations. The Karl Foerster variety is notable for its narrow, feathery leaves and intricate, branching structure.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Calamagrostis