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Calamagrostis canadensis
Also called Bluejoint Reed Grass, Canada Bluejoint, Canadian Reedgrass, Bluejoint reedgrass, Canada Bluejoint Reedgrass, Canada Reedgrass, Marsh Reedgrass
Bluejoint is a tough, rhizomatous perennial grass native to cool northern regions of North America, usually found in wet meadows, marshes and forest edges. It grows best in moist, cool conditions and is mainly grown for soil stabilization or naturalizing rather than as an ornamental.
Calamagrostis canadensis is a species of grass, having three or more varieties, in the family Poaceae. It is known variously by the common names of bluejoint, bluejoint reedgrass, marsh reedgrass, Canadian reedgrass, meadow pinegrass, Canada bluejoint and marsh pinegrass.
C. canadensis can be found in many types of habitats, including forest, taiga, and tundra in subarctic regions. It is the most common and widespread Calamagrostis species on the continent.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calamagrostis canadensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
