Achnatherum calamagrostis
| Achnatherum calamagrostis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Achnatherum |
| Species: | A. calamagrostis
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| Binomial name | |
| Achnatherum calamagrostis (L.) Beauv.
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| Synonyms | |
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Stipa calamagrostis | |
Achnatherum calamagrostis (syn. Stipa calamogrostis) is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, known by the common names spear grass, needle grass, and silver spike grass. It is an ornamental grass native to the clearings in the mountains of central and southern Europe, which grows in mounds of blue-green leaves and long, silvery plumes.
Under the synonym Stipa calamagrostis, this plant,[1] and the cultivars 'Allgäu'[2] and 'Lemperg' have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Stipa calamogrostis". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Stipa calamogrostis 'Allgäu'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Stipa calamogrostis 'Lemperg'". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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Categories:
- Achnatherum
- Bunchgrasses of Europe
- Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois
- Pooideae stubs