Calamagrostis stricta

Slipstem reed grass, Slipstem Reed Grass

Family: Poaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Slipstem reed grass is a California native perennial found in moist meadows and wetland habitats. Flowering from May to August, this grass produces pale green to tan flowers in dense, narrow inflorescences 5 to 20 centimeters long. Growing with loosely clustered stems 20 to 120 centimeters tall, it forms delicate tufted clumps with slender, mostly inrolled leaf blades 2 to 5 millimeters wide. Its leaves have smooth sheaths with ligules 1 to 5.5 millimeters long, and each grass blade is characterized by a fine, slightly rough surface. The plant produces spikelets with glumes 2 to 6 millimeters long, featuring a delicate awn that extends near the glume tip.

California counties: Inyo, Lassen, Tuolumne, Tulare, El Dorado, Alpine, Monterey, Mono, Mariposa

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.