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Calamagrostis nardifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Calamagrostis
Species:	C. nardifolia
Binomial name
Calamagrostis nardifolia (Griseb.) Hack. ex Stuck.
Synonyms
Agrostis canescens Griseb. non (L.) Salisb. Agrostis nardifolia Griseb. Deyeuxia nardifolia (Griseb.) Phil. Deyeuxia trisetoides Phil.

Calamagrostis nardifolia is a species of grass native to the southern Andes.

Description

Calamagrostis nardifolia grows up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) high, and bears a panicle of flowers, 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) by 0.8–1.0 cm (0.3–0.4 in). Each spikelet is 5.0–6.8 millimetres (0.20–0.27 in) long and contains a single fertile floret.

Ecology

Calamagrostis nardifolia is one of the fodder species preferred by vicuñas during the wet season.

References

1. "Calamagrostis nardifolia". The Plant List. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
2. Umberto Quattrocchi (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 409. ISBN 9781420003222.
3. W. D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K. T. Harman; H. Williamson. "Calamagrostis nardifolia". GrassBase. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
4. Marcelo Cassini; Mariela Borgnia; Yanina Arzamendia; Verónica Benítez; Bibiana Vilá (2009). "Sociality, foraging and habitat use by vicuña". In Iain J. Gordon (ed.). The Vicuña: the Theory and Practice of Community Based Wildlife Management. Springer. pp. 35–48. ISBN 9780387094762.

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• Calamagrostis
• Flora of the Andes
• Plants described in 1874
• Taxa named by Eduard Hackel
• Pooideae stubs