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Calamagrostis rubescens
Also called Pine Reedgrass, Pine Grass, Pine Reed Grass
Pinegrass is a native perennial bunchgrass of western North America that grows from creeping rhizomes and mainly thrives in forest understory. It is grown mostly for ground cover or restoration in shady woodland settings rather than as an ornamental.
Calamagrostis rubescens is a species of grass known by the common name pinegrass.
It is native to western North America, including Canada from British Columbia to Manitoba and the United States from California to Colorado. It can be found in several types of habitat, including forest and woodlands.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calamagrostis rubescens 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.
