Calamagrostis × acutiflora
| Calamagrostis × acutiflora | |
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| 'Overdam' cultivar | |
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| 'Eldorado' cultivar | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Clade: | Commelinids | 
| Order: | Poales | 
| Family: | Poaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Pooideae | 
| Genus: | Calamagrostis | 
| Species: | C. × acutiflora | 
| Binomial name | |
| Calamagrostis × acutiflora | |
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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.[3]
It is a hybrid of Calamagrostis arundinacea and Calamagrostis epigejos, both widespread Eurasian species.
References
- ^ J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 5: 255 (1815)
- ^ a b "Calamagrostis × acutiflora (Schrad.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' feather reed-grass 'Karl Foerster'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 February 2021. Synonyms; Calamagrostis 'Stricta'