Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium


  Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv. image
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Family Poaceae
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv.
blue-joint grass
Calamagrostis: from Greek mythological figure Kalamos, the son of Maiandros (aka Meander), god of the Meander River and agrostis for "grass"
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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Status: Native
Plant: perennial grass
(Glossary)

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Drawing by Agnes Chase from Norman C. Fassett's Grasses of Wisconsin
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