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Calamovilfa gigantea
Also called Big Sand Reed, Giant Sand Reed
Giant sandreed is a tall, rhizomatous perennial grass native to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains of the US, valued for stabilizing sandy soil. It thrives in full sun and sandy, well-drained ground.
Calamovilfa gigantea is a species of grass known by the common name giant sandreed. It is native to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains of the United States.
Cumberland sandreed · Sporobolus schoenoides · Modest prickle grass · Pricklegrass · Swamp Canegrass · Sporobolus cynosuroides · Sporobolus pumilus · Sporobolus michauxianus · Sporobolus spartinae · Sporobolus × townsendii · Cordgrass · Sharp Leaved Grass
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