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Calamagrostis purpurascens

R. Br.

Purple Reedgrass

G5Secure Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137646

Element CodePMPOA17100

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusCalamagrostis

Other Common Names

Calamagrostide pourpre (FR) purple reedgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 24, 2007) lumps subspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-08-10

Change Date2015-08-10

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	S1	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nunavut	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SH	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S2	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Ontario	S2	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (CA)	Inyo National Forest	210,884
Coyote Southeast	Inyo National Forest	53,159
Table Mtn.	Inyo National Forest	4,215

Montana (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Snowy Mountains Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	88,003
Bridger	Gallatin National Forest	45,059
Crazy Mountain	Gallatin National Forest	82,093

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (NV)	Inyo National Forest	21,851

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Latir Peak	Carson National Forest	3,573

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.