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Calamagrostis × acutiflora, called feather reed-grass, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of grass in the genus Calamagrostis, occasionally found in Europe and Asia. [2] Its cultivar 'Karl Foerster' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
Calamagrostis (reed grass or smallweed [3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species [4] that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of Calamagrostis generally occur at higher elevations.
Calamagrostis canadensis takes the form of at least three varieties, including the type. [2] The U.S. Forest Service names others. [7] The type variety (and autonym), is C. c. var. canadensis. This is the name for C. canadensis after varieties of it were named and is used only to differentiate it from the other, newer varieties.
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Calamagrostis lapponica, the Lappland reedgrass, is a grass species native to colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It has been reported from Scandinavia , Russia , Greenland , Alaska , and every Canadian province and territory except the Maritime Provinces ( Nova Scotia , New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island ).
Karl Foerster (March 9, 1874 – November 27, 1970) was a German gardener, nurseryman, garden writer, and garden philosopher. [ 1 ] Foerster helped popularize the use of grasses in garden design.
Calamagrostis epigejos, common names wood small-reed or bushgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae which is native to Eurasia and Africa. It is found from average moisture locales to salt marsh and wet habitats.
Calamagrostis ophitidis, the serpentine reedgrass, is a species of bunch grass in the family Poaceae. It is endemic to California , where it grows in the serpentine soils of the mountain slopes north of the San Francisco Bay Area .